This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual "surprise" bonus payment. The other is a more structured...

This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual ''surprise'' bonus payment. The other is a more...

Befristete Arbeitsverträge ermöglichen es Arbeitgebern, die Eignung potentiell neuer Mitarbeiter zu testen. Mit der nachgewiesenen Eigenschaft von befristeten Beschäftigungs-verhältnissen als Karrieretrittbrett ergibt sich so für befristet angestellte Arbeitnehmer ein Anreiz, mehr...

Befristete Arbeitsverträge ermöglichen es Arbeitgebern, die Eignung potentiell neuer Mitarbeiter zu testen. Mit der nachgewiesenen Eigenschaft von befristeten Beschäftigungs-verhältnissen als Karrieretrittbrett ergibt sich so für befristet angestellte Arbeitnehmer ein Anreiz, mehr...

This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual ''surprise'' bonus payment. The other is a more...

This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual surprise bonus payment. The other is a more structured...

Temporary contracts provide employers with a tool to screen potential new employees and have been shown to provide "stepping stones" into permanent employment for workers. For both reasons workers on temporary contracts have an incentive to provide more effort than permanent employees. Using...

Applying data from 13 waves of the Swiss Labor Force Survey (1991-2003) I assess costs and benefits of fixed-term contracts. First, I analyze the existence of a contract related wage gap and the effort response of temporary employees in terms of unpaid overtime hours. Second, I investigate...