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We study the effects of two exogenous modifications in the Swedish pension system application form nudging individuals towards a fixed-term payout. Meanwhile, the set of available options and the default option - life annuity - were unchanged during the period under study. We examine the effects...
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Nudge is about affecting behavior in a certain way through small changes to the choice architecture. However, a nudge may also affect behaviors that the architect did not intend. We show that such spillover effects exist in a highly policy relevant context where the use of nudge is widespread;...
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This chapter focuses on the lessons learned from four decades of studying the relationship between unions and job satisfaction. We discuss the original paradox that started the literature and trace the on-going debate over results that differ by sample and by estimation technique. We emphasize...
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It is evident that both male and female workers in medium/larger establishments receive not only higher wages but also … wages to discourage the entrance of unions (i.e., the ‘threat’ effect argument). In addition, the union wage premium is … genders similarly with respect to wages and benefits. …
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This paper uses German survey data on married couples to examine the association of performance pay at work and subsequent separation or divorce. Despite extensive controls, performance pay remains associated with an increased probability of separation or divorce. Yet, the results are entirely...
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Increased wages and productivity associated with performance pay can be beneficial to both employers and employees …
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While performance pay can benefit firms and workers by increasing productivity and wages, it has also been associated …
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Overeducated workers are more productive and have higher wages in comparison to their adequately educated coworkers in … the same jobs. However, they face a series of challenges in the labor market, including lower wages in comparison to their … performance pay jobs as an adjustment mechanism and that performance pay moderates their wages. Using German Socio-Economic Panel …
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order to address the difficulties of comparing like with like this study uses a number of different matching techniques to … simply being female on wages. However, to form a complete picture, one should consider that gender wages are affected by a … just the core “like for like” comparison between male and female wages that matters but also how gender wage differences …
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interactions and wages among Italian provinces. At this aim, we use a unique employer-employee dataset obtained by merging … administrative data on wages and labor market histories of individuals, with survey data on job tasks and contents. The spatial … provinces. The econometric analysis shows that the concentration of peer interactions leads to higher wages at the province …
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