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Performance Pay, Sorting, and Outsourcing
Henneberger, Fred; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Ziegler, Alexandre - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Implementing performance pay requires that workers' output be measured. Whenmeasurement costs differ among firms, those with a measurement cost advantage choose toimplement performance pay. They attract the best workers, and both the level and variabilityof compensation are higher at these firms...
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Job Losses, Outsourcing and Relocation:Empirical Evidence Using Microdata
Artís, Manuel; Ramos, Raúl; Suriñach Caralt, Jordi - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Using microdata, we analyse the determinants of firm relocation and outsourcing decisionsand their effects on firms …
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Temporary Shocks and Offshoring: The Role ofExternal Economies and Firm Heterogeneity
Mitra, Devashish; Ranjan, Priya - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
industry. Also, the initialadvantage of a country as a potential host for outsourcing activities can create a lock ineffect …
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Equilibrium Unemployment with Outsourcing andWage Solidarity Under Labour Market Imperfections
Koskela, Erkki; Stenbacka, Rune - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We evaluate the effects of outsourcing and wage solidarity on wage formation andequilibrium unemployment in a … heterogeneous labour market, where wages are determinedby a monopoly labour union. We find that outsourcing promotes the wage …
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Equilibrium Unemployment with OutsourcingUnder Labour Market Imperfections
Koskela, Erkki; Stenbacka, Rune - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We study both the various consequences and the incentives of outsourcing. We argue thatthe wage elasticity of labour … demand is increasing as a function of the share of outsourcing,which is importantly a result consistent with existing …
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Labor Market Pooling, Outsourcing and Labor Contracts
Picard, Pierre M.; Wildasin, David E. - 2014
Economic regions, such as urban agglomerations, face external demand and price shocks that produce income risk. Workers in large and diversified agglomerations may benefit from reduced wage volatility, while firms may outsource the production of intermediate goods and realize benefits from...
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Can Profit Sharing Lower Flexible Outsourcing? A Note
Koskela, Erkki - 2009
We analyze the following question associated with flexible outsourcing under imperfect domestic labour market: How does … the implementation of profit sharing influence flexible outsourcing? We show that in general profit sharing has a negative … effect on low skilled wage and thus an outsourcing decreasing character. However due to labour union determination of effort …
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Can Profit Sharing Lower Flexible Outsourcing? A Note
Koskela, Erkki - 2009
We analyze the following question associated with flexible outsourcing under imperfect domestic labour market: How does … the implementation of profit sharing influence flexible outsourcing? We show that in general profit sharing has a negative … effect on low skilled wage and thus an outsourcing decreasing character. However due to labour union determination of effort …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764238
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Is There Scope for Gains from Revenue-Neutral Labor Tax Reforms with Flexible Outsourcing?
Koskela, Erkki - 2009
Nash wage bargaining and flexible outsourcing. A revenue-neutral increase in the wage tax progression will decrease the … negotiated wage rate, increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing. In the presence of wage tax … exemption, a lower payroll tax and a higher wage tax will increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing …
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The Role of Profit Sharing in a Dual Labour Market with Flexible Outsourcing
Koskela, Erkki - 2009
We analyze the following questions associated with flexible outsourcing under partly imperfect dual domestic labour … sharing influence flexible outsourcing? What is the relationship between outsourcing cost, profit sharing and wages? We show … that profit sharing has a positive effect on low skilled wage and thus an outsourcing enhancing character. The wages of …
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