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 …

chiefly by supply-side factors in the form of excess cohort competition and not quality differences since the performance of …We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as … 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 … underperform in relatively more prestigious competitions, when the competition is more intense, and when the potential gain from a …

This paper presents an overview of our current state of knowledge regarding poor motivation of 14-16 year old school … intervention programmes to improve motivation. International comparisons (PISA) show UK disengagement below the OECD average but …

motivation, aspirations and constraints are found to have a significant impact on the female wage. Moreover, the impact of time … out of the labour market varies across gender, activity undertaken while out, labour market motivation and the degree of …