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Creative Destruction and Subjective Wellbeing

Aghion, Philippe - 2015

In this paper we analyze the relationship between turnover-driven growth and subjective wellbeing, using cross-sectional MSA level US data. We find that the effect of creative destruction on wellbeing is (i) unambiguously positive if we control for MSA-level unemployment, less so if we do not;...

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What Makes Them Tick? Employee Motives and Firm Innovation

Sauermann, Henry - 2008

We examine the impact of individual-level motives upon innovative effort and performance in firms. Drawing from economics and social psychology, we develop a model of the impact of individuals' motives and incentives upon their innovative effort and performance. Using data on over 11,000...

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Employee Ownership, Employee Attitudes, and Firm Performance

Kruse, Douglas - 1995

Employee ownership in U.S. companies has grown substantially in the past 20 years. This paper reviews and provides some meta-analyses on the accumulated evidence concerning the prevalence, causes, and effects of employee ownership, covering 25 studies of employee attitudes and behaviors, and 27...

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Employee Response to Compulsory Short-Time Work

Fuchs, Victor R. - 1986

This paper reports the results of a survey of over 1500 employees who faced compulsory reductions of 10 percent in hours of work and earnings during the second half of 1985. The workers were asked how they used the free time and how they viewed the program, and their answers were analyzed in...

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The Effect of a Peer's Teen Pregnancy on Sexual Behavior

Anand, Priyanka; Kahn, Lisa B. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

In this paper, we examine whether a friend or older sibling's teen pregnancy impacts one's own sexual behavior. We exploit high-frequency data on sexual activity from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and the sharp timing of the end of a peer's pregnancy to analyze...

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Gambling Away Stability : Sports Betting's Impact on Vulnerable Households

Baker, Scott; Balthrop, Justin; Johnson, Mark J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We estimate the causal effect of online sports betting on households' investment, spending, and debt management … decisions using household transaction data and a staggered difference-in-differences framework. Following legalization, sports …, available credit decreases, and overdraft frequency rises. Our findings highlight the potential adverse effects of online sports …

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Athletes Greatly Benefit from Participation in Sports at the College and Secondary Level

Heckman, James J.; Loughlin, Colleen P. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This …

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The Power of Proximity to Coworkers : Training for Tomorrow or Productivity Today?

Emanuel, Natalia; Harrington, Emma; Pallais, Amanda - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Amidst the rise of remote work, we ask: what are the effects of proximity to coworkers? We find being near coworkers has tradeoffs: proximity increases long-run human capital development at the expense of short-term output. We study software engineers at a Fortune 500 firm, whose main campus has...

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Home Sweet Home : How Much Do Employees Value Remote Work?

Cullen, Zoë B.; Pakzad-Hurson, Bobak; Perez-Truglia, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

We estimate the value employees place on remote work using revealed preferences in a high-stakes, real-world context, focusing on U.S. tech workers. On average, employees are willing to accept a 25% pay cut for partly or fully remote roles. Our estimates are three to five times that of previous...

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The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States

Borjas, George J. - 2005

This paper examines the evolution of the Mexican-born workforce in the United States using data drawn from the … immigration to the United States in recent years. Interestingly, the share of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. workforce declined … Mexican immigrants in the U.S. workforce was at the 1920 level. The paper examines the trends in the relative skills and …

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