This study investigates, on the basis of a unique combination of two large‐scale data sets, how rent sharing interacts with the gender wage gap in the Belgian private sector. Empirical findings show that individual gross hourly wages are significantly and positively related to firm...

Purpose – The paper aims to introduce the special issue of IJM , a collection of papers that were originally presented at the 88 th Applied Econometrics Association Conference. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a general outline of the focus of the issue. Findings – The conference...

Purpose – To analyse productivity effects of performance‐related pay (PRP). Design/methodology/approach – Fixed effect analysis of the productivity effects of the introduction of PRP scheme using linked employer‐employee data from Finland in 1996‐2002 and controlling for the skill...

Purpose – To investigate whether significant differences exist in job satisfaction (JS) between individuals receiving performance‐related pay (PRP) and those on alternative compensation plans. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from four waves (1998‐2001) of the British Household...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence promotions of medical staff from registrar to consultant in the Scottish NHS. Design/methodology/approach – The paper addresses the question of what determines the incidence of promotion, concentrating on the impact...

Purpose – To analyse two important effects of the level of social concern in the firm. First, the effect on the labour force composition, i.e. do particular types of concerns attract certain kinds of employees? Second, the effect on the wage level within the firm, i.e. do firm‐provided...

Purpose – This paper analyses the magnitude and sources of the firm‐size wage premium in the Belgian private sector. Design/methodology/approach – Using a unique matched employer‐employee data set, our empirical strategy is based on the estimation of a standard Mincer wage equation. We...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate whether human resource (HR) practices influence labour demand dynamics behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – Groups practices in terms of employees satisfaction and work organisation, financial incentives and individual's career perspectives, and...