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An efficiency-wage model with habit concerns about wages
Goerke, Laszlo - 2020
We analyse the implications of habit formation relating to wages in a multi-period efficiency-wage model. If employees have such preferences, their existence provides firms with incentives to raise wages and reduce employment over time. Greater intensity does not necessarily have the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245105
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An efficiency-wage model with habit concerns about wages
Goerke, Laszlo - 2020
We analyse the implications of habit formation relating to wages in a multi-period efficiency-wage model. If employees have such preferences, their existence provides firms with incentives to raise wages and reduce employment over time. Greater intensity does not necessarily have the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248856
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An efficiency-wage model with habit concerns about wages
Goerke, Laszlo - 2020
We analyse the implications of habit formation relating to wages in a multi-period efficiency-wage model. If employees have such preferences, their existence provides firms with incentives to raise wages and reduce employment over time. Greater intensity does not necessarily have the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241772
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History dependence in wages and cyclical selection : evidence from Germany
Bauer, Anja; Lochner, Benjamin - 2016
, die gleichzeitig Arbeitgeber und Beruf wechseln, stärker auf den Konjunkturzyklus reagieren als Arbeitnehmer, die weder … Arbeitgeber noch Beruf wechseln. Wenn Arbeitnehmer beim gleichen Arbeitgeber in einen neuen Beruf wechseln oder aber im gleichen … Beruf bleiben und den Arbeitgeber wechseln, sind sie ähnlich reagibel wie wenn sie beim gleichen Arbeitgeber im gleichen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011544266
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History dependence in wages and cyclical selection : evidence from Germany
Bauer, Anja; Lochner, Benjamin - 2019
Using administrative employer-employee data from Germany, we investigate the relationship between wages and past and present labor market conditions. Furthermore, we revisit recent findings of greater wage cyclicality of new hires. Overall, we find strong evidence for history dependent wages,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012027613
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History dependence in wages and cyclical selection : evidence from Germany
Bauer, Anja; Lochner, Benjamin - 2017 - Draft: October 2017
Using employer-employee data from Germany, this paper analyzes the relationship between wages and past and contemporaneous labor market conditions. Specifically, we test the implications of implicit contract models (Beaudry and DiNardo, 1991) and an on-the-job search model (Hagedorn and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756338
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Concentration and other wage determinants
Martins, Ana Paula - 2018
This research presents evidence on how the impact of industry concentration and unionism affect the Portuguese wage levels. The influence of employer association is also considered. We use sector information - two-digit level disaggregation of "Classificação das Actividades Económicas" -, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011870141
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Bonded Labor and Serfdom : A Paradox of Voluntary Choice
Genicot, Garance - 2002
Among the oldest and most pervasive economic institutions are bonded labor and serfdom. While seemingly exploitative, both bonded labor and serfdom are often not imposed on the laborers but voluntarily chosen. It is generally the lack of suitable alternatives which makes workers opt for a life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014123073
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Bonded Labor and Serfdom : A Paradox of Voluntary Choice
Genicot, Garance - 2001
Among the oldest and most pervasive economic institutions are bonded labor and serfdom. While seemingly exploitative, both bonded labor and serfdom are often not imposed on the laborers but voluntarily chosen. It is generally the lack of suitable alternatives which makes workers opt for a life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014123331
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Equilibrium Unemployment Under Negotiated Profit Sharing
Koskela, Erkki; Stenbacka, Rune - 2003
We study employment, employee effort, wages and profit sharing when firms face stochastic revenue shocks and when base wages and profit shares are determined through negotiations. The negotiated profit share depends positively on the relative bargaining power of the trade union and it has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261570