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41by Heywood, John S Jirjahn, Uwe Wei, Xiangdong Published in Journal of economic behavior & organization (2008)“...We present a model showing that firms with interdependent worker productivity (team production) have a higher cost of absence and as a consequence will spend...”
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42“...This research uses German establishment data to examine the relationship between back loading compensation, the hiring of older workers and their part time...”
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43“...From a theoretical viewpoint, there can be market failures resulting in an underprovision of occupational health and safety. Works councils may help mitigate...”
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44“...SUMMARY Empirical studies examining the impact of intra‐firm wage dispersion on firm performance report extremely mixed results. Yet, almost all of the studies...”
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45“...This paper provides the first econometric analysis to distinguish between works councils in establishments where managers have a positive or negative view...”
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46by Jirjahn, Uwe Published in Bulletin of economic research (01.07.2006)“...Why are principal–agent models used in some circumstances and efficiency wage models in others? In this note, it is argued that efficiency wages provide...”
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47“...Using German establishment data, we show thatthe relationship between intensity ofperformance pay and intensity of applicant screening depends on the nature of...”
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48“...Theories of how nonunion employee representation impacts firm performance, affects market equilibria, and generates externalities on labor and society are...”
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49“...We examine the hypothesis that flexible work organization involves greater skill requirements and, hence, an increased likelihood of receiving employer...”
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50“...Why are women disproportionately on piece rates? We investigate three possible explanations: (1) Women are more likely to be on piece rates, because they have...”
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51“...Using German establishment data, this paper examines the relationship between product market competition and the extent of employer provided training. We...”
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52“...We argue that firms with interdependent worker productivity, team production, have a higher cost of absence and, as a consequence, spend additional resources...”
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54by Jirjahn, Uwe Pfeifer, Christian Tsertsvadze, Georgi Published in Applied economics letters (23.06.2009)“...If students tend to choose instructors with high teaching ability, a negative link between class size and student performance may remain obscured until this...”
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57by Cornelissen, Thomas Jirjahn, Uwe Tsertsvadze, Georgi Published in Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (2008)“...Using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP), the study analyzes the direct and indirect effects of parental background on employees' earnings. To...”
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59“...Summary Theory presents two channels through which profit sharing can cause workers to increase their coworkers' productivity: greater cooperation and...”
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60by Uwe Jirjahn Georgi Tsertsvadze Published in Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (01.09.2006)“...Empirical studies on establishment-level codetermination usually focus on the impact of works councils on firm performance. Using data from the German...”