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difficult to separate empirically, but the social optimality of an unemployment insurance policy can be evaluated by studying … effects on unemployment duration and subsequent job quality of a lump-sum severance grant provided to displaced workers, by … length of the completed unemployment duration, but no effect on subsequent job quality. My analysis also indicates that …
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The paper examines some of the most important criteria and indicators for social efficiency. Fundamental ideas of the … Bulgarian and foreign economic science for the specifics of social efficiency in the activity of the subjects of institutional … the system analysis. The social governance is seen from the perspective of a system method, being the regulation of the …
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A simple, robust, quasi-linear, structural general equilibrium rational voting model indicates turnout by voters motivated by the possibility of deciding the outcome is bell-curved in the ex-post winning margin and inversely proportional to electorate size. Applying this model to a large set of...
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While other labor market institutions have been in decline for decades, occupational licensing has grown dramatically. This is the product of the great benefits that licensing brings to both license-holders and the government. Members of a licensed occupation benefit because they increase the...
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We explore the long run determinants of current differences in the degree of cooperative labor relations at local level. We do this by estimating the causal effect of the medieval communes -that were established in certain cities in Centre-Northern Italy towards the end of the 11th century- and...
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We explore the long run determinants of current differences in the degree of cooperative labor relations at local level. We do this by estimating the causal effect of the medieval communes - that were established in certain cities in Centre-Northern Italy towards the end of the 11th century -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013500722
Social interaction with colleagues is an important job attribute for many workers. To attract and retain workers … principal-multi-agent model where agents do not only engage in productive activities, but also in social interaction with their … discuss some empirical evidence supporting these predictions. -- Social interaction ; altruism ; incentive contracts ; co …
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Social interaction with colleagues is an important job attribute for many workers. To attract and retain workers … principal-multi-agent model where agents do not only engage in productive activities, but also in social interaction with their …. -- Social interaction ; altruism ; incentive contracts ; co-worker satisfaction …
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Is free-riding in teams reduced when one member receives a signal on his colleagueís performance? And how does free-riding depend on the signal's type? We address these questions in experimental teams in which two agents sequentially exert effort to contribute to the team output. We vary the...
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generating the observed heterogeneity in earnings progression by investigating the effects of on-the-job human capital …
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