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The Production of PhDs in the United States and Canada
Chiswick, Barry R.; Larsen, Nicholas; Pieper, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
have no effect for U.S. females or in Canada. Government expenditures on research and development enhanced PhD production …
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Grenzen einer Bevölkerungspolitik durch Familienpolitik
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Die Frage nach den Erfolgsaussichten einer auf steuerlichen Entlastungswirkungen basierenden Familienpolitik als Bevölkerungspolitik ist keineswegs neu. So keimte bereits aus Anlass von Plänen zu einer Steuerreform, bei der zum 1. Januar 1986 im Rahmen des Familienlastenausgleichs die...
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Petersberger Erklaerung: Anstoesse fuer eine zukunftsgerichtete Arbeitsmarktpolitik
Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Burda, Michael C.; Hagen, Juergen von - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998
reformed tax system based on excise instead of income taxes, and a system of incentives (vouchers) to encourage further …
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Welfare and Labor Earnings: An Evaluation of the Financial Gains to Work
Gurgand, Marc; Margolis, David N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
In this paper, we estimate the difference in long-run after-tax and transfer income from employment and from non-employment available in January 1998 to families in France that received the Guaranteed Minimum Income (RMI) in December 1996. Based on estimated wages we compute potential increases...
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The State of University Policy for Progress in Europe
Hoareau, Cécile; Ritzen, Jo; Marconi, Gabriele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
higher education performance in education, research and economic innovation, using non-arbitrary weights and eighteen policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884401
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The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research
Borghans, Lex; Cörvers, Frank - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
research has become much more internationally oriented. In this paper we document changes in the structure of research and …. While higher education started to grow substantially around 1960, only a few decades later, research and higher education … transformation is most clearly revealed in the change of language used in research from the national language, Latin, German and …
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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas
Gibbs, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne; Siemroth, Christoph - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study the effects of a field experiment designed to motivate employee ideas, at a large technology company. Employees were encouraged to submit ideas on process and product improvements via an online system. In the experiment, the company randomized 19 account teams into treatment and control...
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Can Contracts Signal Social Norms? Experimental Evidence
Danilov, Anastasia; Sliwka, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We investigate whether incentive schemes signal social norms and thus affect behavior beyond their direct economic consequences. A principal-agent experiment is studied in which prior to contract choice principals are informed about past actions of other agents and thus have more information...
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The Lure of Authority: Motivation and Incentive Effects of Power
Fehr, Ernst; Herz, Holger; Wilkening, Tom - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
controlling parties, while a large percentage of subordinates under-provide effort despite pecuniary incentives to the contrary …
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Employee Stock Purchase Plans: Gift or Incentive? Evidence from a Multinational Corporation
Bryson, Alex; Freeman, Richard B. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Many large listed firms offer workers the opportunity to buy shares in the firm at discounted rates through employee stock purchase plans (ESPP). The discounted rate creates a gift exchange, where the firm hopes that workers who accept the gift reciprocate with greater loyalty and effort. But...
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