This paper analyzes optimal re-election bars when incumbents gain socially valuable experience in office. We develop a … two-period model in which the output of a public good depends on an office-holder's effort, ability and experience. When …. Together, these effects outweigh the expected loss of incumbents' acquired experience, which results from their reduced chances …

The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences do not change as a result of experience with the … as experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of experience with a health-care service on preferences for … maternity-ward attributes. In order to explore the effect of experience on preferences, the research sample was decomposed into …

substitution of low education / high experience workers by low experience / high education workers by using US and French microdata … explain the changes in returns to experience. It also accounts for a part of the increase in returns to education between 1980 …: the elasticity of substitution between experience and education, which is found to be less than half. In France, the …

We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesized that an employee … market experience and increase with initially unobserved ability, since the employer gradually obtains better information on …

rises with experience in the new sector. …

result of experience with the good/service/event. Behavioral scientists have challenged this assumption and claimed … (providing evidence) that preferences are constantly changing when experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of … experience on preferences for attributes of health-care events. We are using two very different samples and a methodology that …

against our data. We find that team size affects the impact of the incentive scheme upon performance. Moreover, while the …

In this paper firm level data are used to test whether competition affects productivity performance in three transition … pressure has a positive impact on firm performance in Hungary and Slovenia, but not in Romania, while in Romenia short …-run competitive pressure has a positive impact on performance. The paper also finds evidence that ownership matters. Traditional firms …

bookmaker data. We find that, after the head-coach has been replaced, teams perform better than before. However, the performance … replacement of head-coaches does not improve team performance. …