The aim of this paper is twofold. First, to document the use and the diffusion of the "new" compensation and work organisation practices in Danish private sector firms and second, to examine how and why firms differ regarding the adoption of different schemes. The analysis is based on a detailed...

Traditionally, labour supply data do not include much information on hours and wages in secondary job or overtime work. In this paper, we estimate labour supply models based on survey information on hours and wages in overtime work and second job which is merged to detailed register information...

The recruitment of new employees is analysed in a theoritical model. It is shown that it can be optimal to implement requirements of formal qualifications for jobs, although it would be possible for the manager to find applicants who have a higher expected ability but no formal qualifications.

This paper investigates the nature of industrial relations change in Asia. In an examination of several Asian nations, including JApan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, S. Korea, amd Idia, the authors find the following: in countries where the industrial relations is changing as a...

The notion of "social capital" was first introduced by the sociologist James Coleman in 1988. He defined it as "the ability of people to work togather for common purposes in groups and organizations". It is argued that a group with members that trust each other can accomplish more economic groth...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the pressures that globalization exerts on industrial relations systems in South Asia, how industrial relations and human resources (IR and HR) are changing in response, and to conclude with a vision of some future directions for IR and HR policy and...

This paper examines the gender earnings gap at the executive level on a unique data set of Danish executives in the period 1992-1995. Ordinary wage equations show that the wage gap disappears when controlling for "Who you are", "Where you work" and "What you do". Additionally, decomposition into...

In a world of roving bandits a sub-optimal provision of collective gods exists, most notably security and economic growth. This creates an opportunity for roving bandits to act as political entrepreneurs by becoming stationary bandits and as strong rulers monopolize vilence and provide...

In the first part of the paper, the relationships netween growth, competitiveness and quality is discussed. The conclusion is that the relationships may be particularly fruitfully interpreted at the industry level. In the middle section, the industry analysis is presented in a development...

Two main results in traditional tax theory states the following. First, general taxes minimize the welfare loss from changed relative prices. Second, because the total public budget tends to exceed the optimal size, a leader (here named "troop leader") is needed in the budget process to prevent...