. -- promotion ; signaling ; internal labor markets … workers are assumed to come from a group with lower average ability. Their promotion is hypothesized to signal a larger … positive assessment of their ability than for more highly educated workers for whom promotion is expected. Promotions for …

workers are assumed to come from a group with lower average ability. Their promotion is hypothesized to signal a larger … positive assessment of their ability than for more highly educated workers for whom promotion is expected. Promotions for … younger workers, with less known about their abilities, should also result in strong signaling effects. We find results in …

internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with regard to the promotion process using 1994 … and career interruptions. We find evidence of significant differences in speed of promotion between gender and ethnic …

internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with regard to the promotion process using 1994 … and career interruptions. We find evidence of significant differences in speed of promotion between gender and ethnic …

We suggest a parsimonious dynamic agency model in which workers have status concerns. A firm is a promotion hierarchy … in which a worker's status depends on past performance. We investigate the optimality of two types of promotion … academia, comparing US with French economics departments. -- status ; promotion hierarchies ; incentives ; sorting …