This paper examines whether management changes caused by the entry of the baby boom into the workforce explain the US … significant role in determining output. If there is heterogeneity across workers and management skill improves with experience, an … influx of young workers will lower the overall quality of management and lower total factor productivity. Census data shows …

advanced management practices. Many of these practices - including monitoring, goal setting, and the use of incentives - are … unique data set that combines detailed survey data on the management practices of German manufacturing firms with … longitudinal earnings records for their employees to study the relationship between productivity, management, worker ability, and …

We empirically analyze the nature of returns to scale in active mutual fund management. We find strong evidence of … avoid econometric biases are insignificant. We also find that the active management industry has become more skilled over …