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On the determinants of pay of CEOs in UK public sector higher education institutions
Bachan, Ray (contributor) - 2008
The pay determining process of CEOs of UK higher education institutions is modelled using three econometric methodologies applied to a large and unique dataset for the academic years 1997/98 through to 2005/06. A gender differential in pay is detected and this differential remains robust across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779101
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Brexit had no measurable effect on Irish exporters
Elsner, Benjamin; Flaherty, Eoin T.; Haller, Stefanie - 2024
We study the impact of the Brexit referendum on Irish exporters to the UK. The referendum triggered a sharp devaluation of the British pound vis-a-vis the euro and led to considerable uncertainty about future trade relations between the UK and the EU. Using administrative data on the universe of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015048791
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The long-term effects of job search requirements : evidence from the UK JSA reform
Petrongolo, Barbara (contributor) - 2008
This paper investigates long-term returns from unemployment compensation, exploiting variation from the UK JSA reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779092
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The impact of the UK new deal for lone parents on benefit receipt
Dolton, Peter J.; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2011
This paper evaluates the UK New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) program, which aims to return lone parents to work. Using rich administrative data on benefit receipt histories and a "selection on observed variables" identification strategy, we find that the program modestly reduces benefit receipt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230295
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Anatomy of welfare reform evaluation : announcement and implementation effects
Blundell, Richard W.; Francesconi, Marco; Klaauw, … - 2011
This paper formulates a simple model of female labor force decisions which embeds an in-work benefit reform and … the announcement of a reform that increases in-work benefits, including sources of intertemporal substitution, human … announcement and implementation of a major UK in-work benefit reform, we estimate its effects on single mothers' behavior. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516923
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Has performance pay increased wage inequality in Britain?
Bryan, Mark L.; Bryson, Alex - 2015
Using data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) we show performance pay (PP) increased earnings dispersion among men and women, and to a lesser extent among full-time working women, in the decade of economic growth which ended with the recession of 2008. PP was also associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510596
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Income taxes and the composition of pay
Brunello, Giorgio (contributor); Comi, Simona (contributor);  … - 2006
evidence based on the British Household Panel Survey, which exploits the UK 1999 Tax Reform, supports the theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003344612
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Pay enough, don’t pay too much or don’t pay at all? : the impact of bonus intensity on job satisfaction
Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2010
Using ten waves (1998-2007) of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), this paper investigates the ceteris paribus association between the intensity of incentive pay, the dynamic change in bonus status and the utility derived from work. After controlling for individual heterogeneity biases,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003936738
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The determinants of performance appraisal systems : a note (do Brown and Heywood's results for Australia hold up for Britain?)
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper offers a replication for Britain of Brown and Heywood’s analysis of the determinants of performance appraisal in Australia. Although there are some important limiting differences between our two datasets - the AWIRS and the WERS - we reach one central point of agreement and one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003561630
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Team structure and the effectiveness of collective performance pay
Ratto, Marisa; Tominey, Emma; Vergé, Thibaud - 2012
The adoption of performance related pay schemes has become increasingly popular in the public sector of several countries. In the UK, the scheme designers favoured collective performance pay with the aim to foster cooperation across offices. The resulting team structure included several offices...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570154