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Decomposing excess returns in stochastic linear models

Lin, Carl - 2011

We present a theorem helpful in estimating the mean and variance of a linear function with arbitrary multivariate randomness in its coefficients and variables. We derive a generalized decomposition result from two random linear functions in which the result can be applied to most models using...

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It's where you work : increases in earnings dispersion across establishments and individuals in the US

Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Davis, James C.; Freeman, … - 2014

This paper links data on establishments and individuals to analyze the role of establishments in the increase in inequality that has become a central topic in economic analysis and policy debate. It decomposes changes in the variance of log earnings among individuals into the part due to changes...

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Reconciling the divergence in aggregate US wage series

Champagne, Julien; Kurmann, André; Stewart, Jay Charles - 2016

According to data from the Labor Productivity and Costs (LPC) program, average hourly real compensation in the United States has grown consistently over time and become markedly more volatile since the mid-1980s. By contrast, data from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) imply that average...

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What do unions do for economic performance?

Hirsch, Barry T. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The (hidden) financial flows of terrorist organizations : a literature review and some preliminary empirical results

Schneider, Friedrich - 2010

In this paper the financial means of international (mostly Islamistic) terror organizations are analysed. First, some short remarks about the organization of international terror organizations are made. Second and in a much more detailed way a literature review is provided about the financing of...

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Team incentives and performance : evidence from a retail chain

Friebel, Guido; Heinz, Matthias; Krüger, Miriam; … - 2015

bonus dollar an extra $3.80 of sales, and $2.10 of operational profit. The results show the importance of complementarities …,300 employees. As a response to intensified product market competition, the firm offered a bonus to shop teams for surpassing sales … performance and relies on flexible task allocation among employees. On average, the team bonus increases sales and customer visits …

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Contributions of Zvi Griliches

Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2006

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The risk-return trade-off in human capital investment

Christiansen, Charlotte (contributor); … - 2006

In this paper we analyze investments in human capital assets in a way which is standard for financial assets, but not (yet) for human capital assets. We study mean-variance plots of human capital assets. We compare the properties of human capital returns using a performance measure and by using...

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The financial and operating performance of privatized firms in Sweden

Tatahi, Motasam (contributor); Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2009

This paper examines the change in operating and financial performance of Swedish firms that were either partly or fully privatized during the period of 1989-2007. Two different methods are used to empirically investigate the performance of privatized firms. First, accounting data prior to and...

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The prostitute's allure : examining returns to beauty, productivity and discrimination

Arunachalam, Raj; Shah, Manisha - 2010

We estimate the earnings premium for beauty in an occupation where returns to physical attractiveness are likely to be important: commercial sex work. In the commercial sex market, perhaps more so than any other sector in the labor market, the beauty premium should be at the extreme due to the...

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