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Evaluating the Effectiveness of National Labor Relations Act Remedies: Analysis and Comparison with Other Workplace Penalty Policies
Kleiner, Morris M.; Weil, David - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
size of financial costs for violations against individuals of specific provisions of the NLRA by firms and unions for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764664
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Labor Unrest and the Quality of Production: Evidence from the Construction Equipment Resale Market
Mas, Alexandre - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
This paper examines the construction equipment resale market to assess whether equipment produced by the world's largest manufacturer of construction machinery, Caterpillar, experienced lower product quality in facilities that underwent contract disputes during the 1990's. Analysis of auction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005778702
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Gender and Assimilation Among Mexican Americans
Blau, Francine; Kahn, Lawrence - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
Using 1994-2003 CPS data, we study gender and assimilation of Mexican Americans. Source country patterns, particularly the more traditional gender division of labor in the family in Mexico, strongly influence the outcomes and behavior of Mexican immigrants. On arrival in the United States,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085046
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Labor Regulations, Unions, and Social Protection in Developing Countries: Market distortions or Efficient Institutions?
Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
sectors, wages and unemployment are inversely related by the "wage curve". 7) Unions affect non-wage outcomes as well as wage … greatly among developing countries but less than they vary among advanced countries. Unions and collective bargaining are less … paid labor. 3) In many countries minimum wages "spill-over" to the unregulated sector, producing spikes in the wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005777656
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Personnel Economics: The Economist's View of Human Resources
Lazear, Edward; Shaw, Kathryn L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Personnel economics drills deeply into the firm to study human resource management practices like compensation, hiring practices, training, and teamwork. Many questions are asked. Why should pay vary across workers within firms--and how "compressed" should pay be within firms? Should firms pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085230
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Optimal Employment Contracts with Hidden Search
Lentz, Rasmus - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
general human capital training. It is shown that more productive firms provide more training and pay higher wages. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796538
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Career Progression, Economic Downturns, and Skills
Adda, Jerome; Meghir, Costas; Dustmann, Christian; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper analyzes the career progression of skilled and unskilled workers, with a focus on how careers are affected by economic downturns and whether formal skills, acquired early on, can shield workers from the effect of recessions. Using detailed administrative data for Germany for numerous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010618278
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Temporary Help Agencies and the Advancement Prospects of Low Earners
Holzer, Harry J.; Lane, Julia; Andersson, Fredrik - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
In this paper we use a very large matched database on firms and employees to analyze the use of temporary agencies by low earners, and to estimate the impact of temp employment on subsequent employment outcomes for these workers. Our results show that, while temp workers have lower earnings than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005089054
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Wage Effects of Unionization and Occupational Licensing Coverage in the United States
Gittleman, Maury; Kleiner, Morris M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
small sample sizes, for the period 2006 through 2008. Our analysis examines the impact of unions and licensing coverage on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010821983
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Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States
Autor, David; Kerr, William R.; Kugler, Adriana D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distorting production choices. Firms facing (non-Coasean) worker dismissal costs will curtail hiring below efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005720934