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The performance of performance standards
Heckman, James J.; Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2002
This paper examines the performance of the JTPA performance system, a widely emulated model for inducing efficiency in government organizations. We present a model of how performance incentives may distort bureaucratic decisions. We define cream skimming within the model. Two major empirical...
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Arbitration and mediation : an economic perspective
Manzini, Paola; Mariotti, Marco - 2002
the tools of game theory to analyse how different institutional settings can provide specific strategic incentives and …
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Wage determination and the sources of bargaining power
Manzini, Paola; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
the bargaining process itself. This approach leads to a new theory of wage determination. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412236
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Envy and compassion in tournaments
Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk - 2002
than purely self-interested agents for a given prize structure. Contrary to standard tournament theory first-best efforts …
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Symposium on child development and parental investment : introduction
Francesconi, Marco; Heckman, James J. - 2016
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Childbearing age, family allowances, and social security
Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Gregory - In: Southern economic journal 80 (2013) 2, pp. 385-413
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Why is unemployment duration a sorting criterion in hiring?
Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2017
mechanisms often related to the scarring effect of unemployment: general signalling theory, (perceived) skill loss, queuing … theory, and rational herding. We use the resulting data to estimate a multiple mediation model, in which the effect of the … related to the scarring effect of unemployment: general signalling theory, (perceived) skill loss, queuing theory, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704177
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Estimation of dynamic discrete choice models by maximum likelihood and the simulated method of moments
Eisenhauer, Philipp; Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014
We compare the performance of maximum likelihood (ML) and simulated method of moments (SMM) estimation for dynamic discrete choice models. We construct and estimate a simplified dynamic structural model of education that captures some basic features of educational choices in the United States in...
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Switching from an inclining to a zero-level unemployment benefit profile : good for work incentives?
Cockx, Bart; Declercq, Koen; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Inga, Leda - 2020
This paper evaluates the impact on the transition to work of a policy reform in Belgium that restricted the access to a specific unemployment insurance scheme for young labor market entrants. This scheme entitles youths with no or little labor market experience to unemployment benefits after a...
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What does someone's gender identity signal to employers?
Borm, Hannah Van; Dhoop, Marlot; Acker, Allien Van; … - 2020
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which fictitious hiring decisions are made about transgender or...
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