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Overeducated workers are more productive and have higher wages in comparison to their adequately educated coworkers in … the same jobs. However, they face a series of challenges in the labor market, including lower wages in comparison to their … performance pay jobs as an adjustment mechanism and that performance pay moderates their wages. Using German Socio-Economic Panel …
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beneficial for firms, it raises concerns about job security, the potential for lower wages among workers, and the reduction of …
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Using German establishment data, we show that the relationship between intensity of performance pay and intensity of applicant screening depends on the nature of production. In establishments with increased multitasking, performance pay is positively associated with applicant screening. By...
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Using German survey data, we show that performance pay is associated with a substantially lower gender hours gap. While performance pay increases the work hours of both men and women, the increase is much larger for women than for men. This finding persists in worker fixed effects estimates. We...
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We estimate the impact of union density on wages using Portuguese matched employer-employee-contract data, extending … on wages. In turn, job titles reflect the average contract in the collective agreement, while the wage cushion offers …
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Decentralised bargaining is an important wage setting mechanism that promotes wage flexibility which in turn determines how earnings and employment are affected by economic shocks. We investigate the impact of the 2011 industrial relations reform in Greece that allowed firms with less than 50...
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understand better the nature of RS in the country: it involves an element of risk sharing, as wages also decrease when profits … fall; RS is lower in regions with more latent competition from rural workers; higher minimum wages tend to reduce RS; and …, while employer labour market power reduces wages, it increases RS. Overall, despite its importance, RS in China is smaller …
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the short-run and the long-run impact of the legislation on real wages and employment opportunities. Results show a … positive impact of the legislation on real wages in the short-run, with no significant impact in the long-run. Further, the …
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wages. This paper also contributes to the wider literature by providing the first estimates of the longitudinal gain (loss …
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In recognition of the importance and expansion of the gig economy, largely in developed and BRICs economies, along with the growing literature surrounding it, this research contributes towards an empirical and conceptual understanding of how employee motivation and retention are managed by the...
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