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Performance Pay and Enterprise Productivity : The Details Matter
Kato, Takao - 2018
Much of the empirical literature on PRP (Performance Related Pay) focuses on a question of whether the firm can increase firm performance in general and enterprise productivity in particular by introducing PRP and if so, how much. However, not all PRP programs are created equal and PRP programs...
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Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality : Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal - 2013
harmful to inequality. We investigate if this relationship is equally compelling for developing countries in Asia where … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … economies in South Asia, the income inequality tends to fall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088661
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The Productivity Effects of Profit Sharing, Employee Ownership, Stock Option and Team Incentive Plans : Evidence from Korean Panel Data
Kato, Takao - 2010
We report the first results for Korean firms on the incidence, diffusion, scope and effects of diverse employee financial participation schemes, such as Profit Sharing Plans (PSPs), Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Stock Option Plans (SOPs) and Team Incentive Plans (TIPs). In do doing, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139059
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - 2021
We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth patterns can be understood as a function of several interrelated factors, which include investment in physical capital, human capital, and infrastructure capital; the infusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325091
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and RegionalInequality in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Min Qiang Zhao - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Ourresults show that regional growth patterns can be understood as a function of severalinterrelated factors, which include investment in physical capital, human capital, andinfrastructure capital; the infusion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005863121
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Confidence in Public Institutions and the Run Up to the October 2019 Uprising in Lebanon
Fakih, Ali - 2020
This paper uses the 2013 World Value Survey, as well as the 2016 and 2018 waves of the Arab Barometer, to analyze the dynamics of trust in public institutions in Lebanon. It finds strong evidence that confidence in most public institutions has decreased between 2013 and 2016. The evidence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837906
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Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia
Najeeb, Fatima - 2020
This paper studies employment patterns and trends in South Asia to shed light on determinants of extremely low female …
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The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia
Robertson, Raymond - 2020
participation rates (FLFPR) in South Asia. We merge Labor Force Surveys (LFSs) from Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, India, and Pakistan to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840907
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Does Marital Status Affect How Firms Interpret Job Applicants' Un/Employment Histories?
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2018
This field experiment explores whether single and married female job candidates' un/employment histories differentially affect their chances of obtaining interviews through China's Internet job boards. It also considers whether firms' discrimination against, and/or preference for, candidates who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925507
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Fertility and the Puzzle of Female Employment in the Middle East
Majbouri, Mahdi - 2018
Female labor force participation rates across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have remained low for over four decades, despite the fact that in the same period, women's education rapidly increased and fertility rates substantially decreased. This surprising phenomenon has remained...
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