to performance. For the first time we employ a Hodrick-Prescott Filter, a methodology widely used in macroeconomics to …

the hypothesis that ownership-specific advantages are a major determinant of performance differences. This paper explores … performance issues using the eclectic paradigm configuration of hotel and hospitality multinationals (NACE=55), operating in …

We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as … chiefly by supply-side factors in the form of excess cohort competition and not quality differences since the performance of … cohorts. Performance-adjusted wage losses for those born in large birth cohorts are therefore greater than the raw estimates …

. In a natural experiment, we study the gender difference in performance resulting from changes in stakes. We use detailed … information on the performance of high-school students and exploit the variation in the stakes of tests, which range from 5% to 27 …

We analyze the impact of interim ranking on the risk taking and performance behaviour of professional athletes …

The Myners Report will have a number of significant consequences for pension fund management and performance … assumes a primacy over the actuarial and fund management functions. It changes the way investment performance is measured …. Liability-driven performance measurement and attribution will replace the existing performance measurement framework in the UK …

This paper is concerned with the challenges involved in the transformation of the prison into a performance … and prison performance, and it discusses the consequences this had for definitions of risk and responsibility. The paper …

This paper examines the performance of personal pensions (exempt unit trusts) in the UK 1980-2000. Unitised personal … accessed at retirement. By studying the performance of these schemes we are able to assess the role of illiquidity in retail … reports on the growth in personal pension schemes over this twenty-year period. The paper then assesses the performance of …

influences on the relationship between performance-related pay (PRP) and organizational performance. While it finds strong … evidence that the use of PRP can enhance performance outcomes, it also determines that this relationship is qualified by the … carry no performance penalty. …