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Has performance pay increased wage inequality in Britain?
Mark, Bryan; Bryson, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
. The effects were predominantly associated with a broad measure of PP that included bonuses. However, these effects were …
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Are firms paying more for performance?
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John; Stokes, Lucy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
of bonus payments in the 2000s. We decompose the share of the total wage bill accounted for by bonuses into the shares of … base pay within the PRP sector. We show that there was some growth in the share of total pay accounted for by bonuses in …, the movements in the gearing of bonuses to base pay in the economy at large are heavily influenced by changes in the …
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Bankers' pay and extreme wage inequality in the UK
Bell, Brian; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
we focus on annual earnings as opposed to weekly wages (where most work has concentrated). This is because annual wages … include bonuses. By the end of the decade to 2008, the top tenth of earners received £20bn more purely due to the increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071347
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Employment patterns in OECD countries
Nickell, Stephen; Nunziata, Luca - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
This paper studies the dynamics of labour demand and the determinants of employment rates across the OECD. We find: (i) labour demand adjusts less rapidly when employment protection is more strict and union density is higher; (ii) there is no evidence that overall job turnover is influenced by...
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Mexico; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: The Pension Annuity Market
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244170
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Republic of Belarus: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244432
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Tonga; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tonga’s real GDP growth is estimated to turn negative in FY06/07, declining by 3½ percent. The economy will continue to be subject to uncertainty and shocks. While economic growth should return to positive, albeit low, levels in the...
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Zambia: 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that The Zambian economy has performed well in recent years, with strong growth and modest inflation, and has high growth potential. The government has resolved to step up development by scaling up investment in infrastructure. The current fiscal...
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Russian Federation; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper for the Russian Federation discusses existing empirical efforts to measure the determinants of cross-country financial integration. Empirical studies that have adopted the gravity-model framework have found that it is generally successful in explaining bilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245351
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Austria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
of gross monthly wages. It analyzes that a comparatively high share of Austria’s family benefits is monetary rather …
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