intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. We argue that behavioral agency theory provides a better framework for theorizing about …

This paper presents an overview of our current state of knowledge regarding poor motivation of 14-16 year old school … intervention programmes to improve motivation. International comparisons (PISA) show UK disengagement below the OECD average but …

motivation, aspirations and constraints are found to have a significant impact on the female wage. Moreover, the impact of time … out of the labour market varies across gender, activity undertaken while out, labour market motivation and the degree of …

John Van Reenen sketches the evolution of CEP research on the drivers of productivity growth - and its impact on …

structured practices for performance monitoring, target setting and incentives enjoy greater productivity and profitability …

This paper estimates the impact of road improvements on firm employment and productivity using plant level longitudinal …, but not the employment of existing firms. We also find effects on labour productivity and wages at the firm level …

How and by how much do supervisors enhance worker productivity? Using a company-based data set on the productivity of … 10% of boss quality with one who is in the upper 10% of boss quality increases a team’s total output by more than would … adding one worker to a nine member team. Workers assigned to better bosses are less likely to leave the firm. A separate …