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We examine differences in altruism and laziness between public sector employees and private sector employees. Our … decreases with a worker's laziness depending on his altruism. Using questionnaire data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … difference in altruism is already present at the start of people's career, while the difference in laziness is only present for …
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We examine differences in altruism and laziness between public sector employees and private sector employees. Our … decreases with a worker's laziness depending on his altruism. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we find … altruism is already present at the start of people's career, while the difference in laziness is only present for employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256134
We examine differences in altruism and laziness between public sector employees and private sector employees. Our … decreases with a workers laziness depending on his altruism. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we find that … theoretical model predicts that the likelihood of public sector employment increases with a worker·s altruism, and increases or …
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We examine differences in altruism and laziness between public sector employees and private sector employees. Our … decreases with a worker’s laziness depending on his altruism. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we find … altruism is already present at the start of people’s career, while the difference in laziness is only present for employees …
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This discussion paper has led to a publication in the <I>Public Administration Review</I>, 2014, 74(2), 144-155.<P> A rich literature in public administration has shown that public sector employees have stronger altruistic motivations than private sector employees. Recent economic theories stress the...</p></i>
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reinforcing role of altruism and mission alignment in sorting to the public sector, particularly among highly educated workers and …
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A recent literature in economics assumes that workers differ in their mission preferences. These studies predict a premium on the matching of mission preferences between a worker and employer. This paper uses data from the Dutch LISS panel to examine this prediction for government workers....
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run counter to this stereotype. We develop a model of an economy in which workers differ in laziness and in public service …
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run counter to this stereotype. We develop a model of an economy in which workers differ in laziness and in public service …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256441
This discussion paper has led to a publication in the <I>Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization</I>, 2012, 83(3), 279-291.<P> We assess whether public sector employees have a stronger inclination to serve others and are more risk averse than employees in the private sector. A unique feature of our...</p></i>
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