Using longitudinal data from the Italian National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), this paper investigates whether the ability of classmates affects the educational attainment of immigrant students. We focus not only on the average quality of peers in the class,...

Using longitudinal data from the Italian National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), this paper investigates whether the ability of classmates affects the educational attainment of immigrant students. We focus not only on the average quality of peers in the class,...

This paper investigates the relationship between the spatial distribution of occupations with a high content of peer interactions and wages among Italian provinces. At this aim, we use a unique employer-employee dataset obtained by merging administrative data on wages and labor market histories...

In this paper, we studied the spillover effects of cooperative and competitive incentive schemes on subsequent decisions involving altruism and cooperation. We collected data with a laboratory experiment where subjects were asked to perform Mini Dictator games and a Public Good game after...

n the context of stakeholder-oriented management approaches, "stakeholder management" has gained importance in many companies. At the same time, stakeholder concepts as management approaches should also have an impact on structures and processes in companies in order to ensure the efficiency and...

I estimate the effect of team production on labor productivity and product quality using a cross section of British establishments, finding that the typical establishment enjoys statistically significant increases in labor productivity (but not product quality) from using teams, though there is...

The organizational model described in this paper is intended to increase the proportion of cooperatives in the economy.The motivation behind this paper is to help reduce wealth inequalities. Increasing the proportion of cooperatives in the economy would reduce global wealth inequalities because...

The Integrated Postsecondary Data System contains a rich set of information about U.S. colleges and universities. As part of this information, institutions can identify a ``custom comparison group'' of peer institutions. 80% of the nearly 1500 institutions we consider in this work provided such...

Emerging research documents the impact of poor air quality on employee performance in a number of settings, including sport. Unlike other settings, sports teams have limited ability to influence previously scheduled games, making air quality exogenous to unobservable factors affecting game...

We study the interplay between political and other social identities in the formation of social ties in a setting of intense affective polarization. We created fictional accounts on Twitter that signaled their political preference for one of the two leading candidates in the Brazilian 2022...

Group cooperation, which can make the maximization of benefits, will also be affected by some factors like institutional environment, group effect, and interest conflicts among members. This paper makes study on the intra-group interactions and cooperation of team members through the modified...

This working paper proposes the use of musical selections to enhance team-based learning (TBL) activities in economics education. The author provides pre-designed lessons and templates that match the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics and are appropriate for upper-primary and...

This study aims to investigate the relevance of brand trust and customer satisfaction to sports marketing practices. A sample population of 150 e-commerce and online advertising professionals will be analyzed using various methods, including regression analysis, descriptive statistics, and...

The increasing prevalence of gig economy platforms has made asynchronous collaboration in virtual teams a popular mode of work in today’s globalized environment. However, the exact value of teamwork remains elusive. In this study, we empirically analyze machine learning contests from Kaggle to...

In the modern smart home, smart meters and Internet of Things have been massively deployed toreplace traditional analogue meters. It digitalizes the data collection and the meter readings. The data can be wirelessly transmitted that significantly reduces manual works. However, the community of...

We conduct a randomized controlled trial in 180 villages in Uttar Pradesh, India, to promote the adoption of a saving commitment product new to our study population. A random set of participants are targeted by our promotional campaign. We test whether the diffusion of the product among...

We study the problem of an organization that has a large number of potential tasks and has to choose which tasks to handle and which pair of experts assign to each of them. We propose a mechanism that generates a Pareto-efficient assignment in the weak core and is group strategy-proof. The...

Field evidence suggests that people belonging to the same group often behave similarly, i.e.,behaviour exhibits social interaction effects. We conduct an experiment that avoids theidentification problem present in the field. Our novel design feature is that each subjectsimultaneously is a member...

We consider the implications of gender homophily in Economics, which has persisted despite the significant increase in women in the field. As women remain underrepresented, gender homophily may serve as a constraint in collaboration. It could also lead to less gender diverse co-author teams than...

Due to constant change in the marketplace, it can be difficult for companies to secure the material, human, and technological resources necessary for competitive innovation activities. In this sense, and to overcome these constraints, the open innovation model is a quite successful approach,...

Using an identification strategy based on random assignment of refugees to different municipalities in Denmark between 1986 and 1998, we find strong evidence that gang crime rates in the neighbourhood at assignment increase the probability of boys to commit crimes before the age of 19, and that...