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Search and offshoring in the presence of animal spirits
Mitra, Devashish; Ranjan, Priya - 2009
In this paper, we introduce two sources of unemployment in a two-factor general equilibrium model: search frictions and fairness considerations. We find that a binding fair-wage constraint increases the unskilled unemployment rate and can at the same time lead to a higher unemployment rate for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269135
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Search and Offshoring in the Presence of "Animal Spirits"
Mitra, Devashish; Ranjan, Priya - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In this paper, we introduce two sources of unemployment in a two-factor general equilibrium model: search frictions and fairness considerations. We find that a binding fair-wage constraint increases the unskilled unemployment rate and can at the same time lead to a higher unemployment rate for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005070429
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The diffusion of information technology and the increased propensity of teams to transcend institutional and national borders
Winkler, Anne E.; Glänzel, Wolfgang; Levin, Sharon; … - 2011
This study examines the relationship between the diffusion of IT and changes in collaboration patterns across … natural sciences and narrower fields such as economics and biology. Two measures of institutional collaboration are examined … collaboration patterns across universities and then use regression analysis to examine the impact of IT exposure on multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285999
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Do Inventors Talk to Strangers? On Proximity and Collaborative Knowledge Creation
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Nathan, Max; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - 2013
inventors shape their collaboration decisions. Using a new panel of UK inventors and a novel identification strategy, this paper … show that physical proximity is an important influence on collaboration, but is mediated by organisational and ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329168
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What Makes an Individual Inclusive of Others? Development and Validation of the Individual Inclusiveness Inventory
Josten, Cecily; Lordan, Grace - 2024
This study develops and validates the 'Individual Inclusiveness Inventory'. Collaboration and inclusion are key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533972
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Collaboration, Alphabetical Order and Gender Discrimination – Evidence from the Lab
Wiborg, Vegard Sjurseike; Brekke, Kjell Arne; Nyborg, Karine - 2020
If individual abilities are imperfectly observable, statistical discrimination may affect hiring decisions. In our lab experiment, pairs of subjects solve simple mathematical problems. Subjects then hire others to perform similar tasks. Before choosing whom to hire, they receive information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269903
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Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals
Gibbs, Michael; Mengel, Friederike; Siemroth, Christoph - 2021
change. Therefore, productivity fell by about 20%. Time spent on coordination activities and meetings increased, but … with supervisors. These findings suggest that communication and coordination costs increased substantially during WFH, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597482
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The Diffusion of Information Technology and the Increased Propensity of Teams to Transcend Institutional and National Borders
Winkler, Anne E.; Glänzel, Wolfgang; Levin, Sharon; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study examines the relationship between the diffusion of IT and changes in collaboration patterns across … natural sciences and narrower fields such as economics and biology. Two measures of institutional collaboration are examined … collaboration patterns across universities and then use regression analysis to examine the impact of IT exposure on multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216751
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Do Inventors Talk to Strangers? On Proximity and Collaborative Knowledge Creation
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Nathan, Max; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
inventors shape their collaboration decisions. Using a new panel of UK inventors and a novel identification strategy, this paper … show that physical proximity is an important influence on collaboration, but is mediated by organisational and ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721624
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Filling the Gap: The Consequences of Collaborator Loss in Corporate R&D
Pöge, Felix; Gaessler, Fabian; Hoisl, Karin; Harhoff, … - 2022
We examine how collaborator loss affects knowledge workers in corporate R&D. We argue that such a loss affects the remaining collaborators not only by reducing their team-specific capital (as argued in the prior literature) but also by increasing their bargaining power over the employer, who is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470381