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Although a broad field of literature on incentive theory exists, employer-provided tangible goods (hereafter called benefits) have so far been neglected by economic research. A remarkable exception is an empirical study by Oyer (2008). In our study, we test some of his findings by drawing on a...
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stress, income and hours worked. However, despite these large effects on job attributes, we find that promotions have … deterioration two years after receiving a promotion. Thus, it seems the additional stress involved with promotions eventually …
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To identify molecular mechanisms by which early life social conditions might influence adult risk of disease in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), we analyze changes in basal leukocyte gene expression profiles in 4-month-old animals reared under adverse social conditions. Compared to the basal...
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This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
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-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the …
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The ways in which preferences respond to the varying stress of economic environments is a key question for behavioral … economics and public policy. We conducted a laboratory experiment to investigate the effects of stress on financial decision … intelligence tests as cognitive stressors, we find that stress increases subjective discounting rates, has no effect on the degree …
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Using linked employer-employee data for Finland we examine associations between job design and ten measures of worker wellbeing. In accordance with Karasek's (1979) model we find positive correlations between many aspects of worker wellbeing and job control. However, contrary to the model, job...
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-being measures (evaluations of best possible life, positive affect, stress, and depression). Drawing upon Gallup World Poll data for … additional association. We also find that having household members abroad is linked with increased stress and depression, which …
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and beyond. In this paper, we analyze the impact of prenatal stress on cognitive and non-cognitive development of the … in-utero to maternal stress do not have different birth-weight relative to those who were not exposed, yet by age 2 … exposed to in utero stress. We also find that the negative impacts are observed if in-utero stress occurs during the first …
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relationship between exposure to stress and overall health is shown. Apparently, the increase in mortality can be explained by the … increase in individual stress levels after the economic, cultural and political consequences of reunification. …
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