This study is the first to compare the rewards of publishing in predatory journals with the rewards of publishing in traditional journals. It finds that the majority of faculty with research responsibilities at a small Canadian business school have publications in predatory journals. In terms of...

The paper assesses the impact of physicians' dual practice on public health services. Using a simple theoretical model we conjecture that dual practice may increase the number of patients seen but reduce hours spent at public facilities in weak monitoring environment if public physicians lack...

Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent job slots for teachers. When permanent posts do arise they are allocated mostly on seniority while merit only plays a small role. Thus, the age distribution of teachers in...

The present paper provides new causal evidence that private practice of public health professionals may encourage moonlighting with implications for the provision of public health services. Our identification strategy relies on the introduction of the 1997 Ministry of Health Regulation 916 in...

In this paper, using a dynamic panel of 21 OECD countries, we find that, unlike the other OECD countries in the sample, wage setting institutions, competition conditions, public finances and external imbalances can account for the behavior of the public sector wage premium (WPR) and the self...

This research examines whether teacher licensure test scores and other teacher qualifications affect middle school student achievement. The results are based on longitudinal student-level data from Los Angeles. The achievement analysis uses a value-added approach that adjusts for both student...

The paper assesses the impact of physicians' dual practice on public health services. Using a simple theoretical model we conjecture that dual practice may increase the number of patients seen but reduce hours spent at public facilities if public physicians lack motivation and/or if their...

Managing dual practice of health workers has often proved to be challenging, especially in emerging countries characterized by weak monitoring and low motivation. This paper exploits an exogenous variation in the initiation of private practice among heads of local public facilities (known as...

Russian Abstract: В работе развиты новые (опросные, целеориентированные) методики нормирования времени на выполнение операций и расчета суммарной трудоемкости работ,...