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Arbeitsmarkteffekte und finanzpolitische Folgen der demographischen Alterung in Deutschland
Bonin, Holger; Arnds, Pascal - 2003
discuss possible effects on labor productivity, wages, and human capital. We also show that the fast-growing dependency ratio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262234
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The Peter Principle: A Theory of Decline
Lazear, Edward P. - 2003
Some have observed that individuals perform worse after being promoted. The Peter Principle, which states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence, suggests that something is fundamentally misaligned in the promotion process. This view is unnecessary and inconsistent with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262717
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The impact of group membership on cooperation and norm enforcement: evidence using random assignment to real social groups
Goette, Lorenz; Huffman, David; Meier, Stephan - 2006
Due to incomplete contracts, efficiency of an organization depends on willingness of individuals to take non-selfish actions, e.g., cooperate when there is no incentive to do so, or punish inefficient actions by others. Organizations also constitute a social boundary, or group. We investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267455
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Workplace heterogeneity and the rise of West German wage inequality
Card, David E.; Heining, Jörg; Kline, Patrick - 2013
dramatic rise in West German wage inequality. Our estimates suggest that the increasing dispersion of West German wages has …-match component of wage variation is small and stable over time. Decomposing changes in mean wages between different education groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293157
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The earned income tax credit, health, and happiness
Boyd-Swan, Casey; Herbst, Chris M.; Ifcher, John; … - 2013
This paper contributes to the small but growing literature evaluating the health effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In particular, we use data from the National Survey of Families and Households to study the impact of the 1990 federal EITC expansion on several outcomes related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293179
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The Effect of a Sibling's Gender on Earnings, Education and Family Formation
Peter, Noemi; Lundborg, Petter; Webbink, Dinand - 2015
We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the outcomes of other children but also the very existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307341
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Fairness and Frictions: The Impact of Unequal Raises on Quit Behavior
Dube, Arindrajit; Giuliano, Laura; Leonard, Jonathan - 2015
We analyze how quits responded to arbitrary differences in own and peer wages using an unusual feature of a pay raise … within 1 cent of each other received new wages that differed by 10 cents. First, we estimate a regression discontinuity (RD …) model based on own wages; we find large causal effects of wages on quits, with quit elasticities less than -10. Next, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307343
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What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations
Card, David; Kluve, Jochen; Weber, Andrea - 2015
We present a meta-analysis of impact estimates from over 200 recent econometric evaluations of active labor market programs from around the world. We classify estimates by program type and participant group, and distinguish between three different post-program time horizons. Using meta-analytic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307449
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The Impact of Eliminating a Child Benefit on Birth Timing and Infant Health
Borra, Cristina; Gonzalez, Libertad; Sevilla, Almudena - 2014
We study the effects of the cancellation of a sizeable child benefit in Spain on birth timing and neonatal health. In May 2010, the government announced that a 2,500-euro universal baby bonus would stop being paid to babies born on or after January 1st, 2011. We use detailed micro data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333291
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Collective Bargaining and the Evolution of Wage Inequality in Italy
Devicienti, Francesco; Fanfani, Bernardo; Maida, Agata - 2016
minimum wages is bargained at the nation-wide sectoral level. We conclude that, even in the presence of the underlying market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584608