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Wage Structure and Firm Productivity in Belgium

Lallemand, Thierry - 2007

The objective of this paper is twofold. First, we analyse the structure of wages within and between Belgian firms. Next, we examine how the productivity of these firms is influenced by their internal wage dispersion. To do so, we use a large matched employer-employee data set (i.e., a...

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Human Capital Reallocation Across Firms : Evidence from Idiosyncratic Shocks

Gilje, Erik P.; Taillard, Jerôme P.; Zeng, Linghang - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We study human capital reallocation following firm-specific idiosyncratic shocks. Theory offers diverging predictions as to whether human capital gets reallocated to its most productive use following these shocks. To empirically test these predictions, we focus on relegation battles in the...

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Judging Under Public Pressure

Cohen, Alma; Neeman, Zvika; Auferoth, Florian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Individuals who engage in "judging" - that is, rendering a determination in a dispute or contest between two parties - might be influenced by public pressure to favor one of the parties. Many rules and arrangements seek to insulate such individuals from public pressure or to address the effects...

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Leadership and Organizations

Alston, Eric C.; Alston, Lee J.; Mueller, Bernardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

To understand leadership, it is necessary to understand the purpose of an organization. Organizations are hierarchies with leaders at the top. Why do we have leaders instead of an algorithm making decisions? The theory of the firm recognizes benefits to centralizing authority but these...

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Does Employing Skilled Immigrants Enhance Competitive Performance? Evidence from European Football Clubs

Glennon, Britta; Morales, Francisco; Carnahan, Seth; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

overcome these difficulties by studying European football (soccer) clubs during 1990-2020. Detailed microdata from this setting …

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Taxation and International Migration of Superstars : Evidence from the European Football Market

Kleven, Henrik - 2010

This paper analyzes the effects of top earnings tax rates on the international migration of football players in Europe …. We construct a panel dataset of top earnings tax rates, football player careers, and club performances in the first … number of tax and institutional changes: (a) the 1995 Bosman ruling which liberalized the European football market, (b) top …

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Family Violence and Football : The Effect of Unexpected Emotional Cues on Violent Behavior

Card, David - 2009

using data on police reports of family violence on Sundays during the professional football season. Controlling for location …

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Professionals Do Not Play Minimax : Evidence from Major League Baseball and the National Football League

Kovash, Kenneth - 2009

pitch type in Major League Baseball and whether to run or pass in the National Football League. We observe more than three … million pitches in baseball and 125,000 play choices for football. We find systematic deviations from minimax play in both … data sets. Pitchers appear to throw too many fastballs; football teams pass less than they should. In both sports, there is …

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National Cultures and Soccer Violence

Miguel, Edward - 2008

natural experiment offered by the presence of thousands of international soccer (football) players in the European …

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Overconfidence vs. Market Efficiency in the National Football League

Massey, Cade - 2005

the decision making of National Football League teams during their annual player draft. This is a domain in which …

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