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Labor Market Power and Development

American Economic Review: Insights
Imperfect competition in labor markets can lead to efficiency losses and lower aggregate output. This paper examines how variations in labor market competitiveness may account for differences in GDP per capita among countries.
Tristany Armangué-Jubert, Nezih Guner, A. Ruggieri   +2 more
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First-Generation Elite: The Role of School Social Networks

The American Economic Review
High school students from non-elite backgrounds are less likely to have peers with elite-educated parents than their elite counterparts. This difference in social capital is a key driver of the high intergenerational persistence in elite education.
Sarah Cattan, K. Salvanes, E. Tominey
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Fairness properties of compensation schemes

Journal of Law, Economics & Organization
How do different characteristics of pay-for-performance schemes affect fairness perceptions? In two studies, we systematically consider three major classes of incentive schemes: continuous piece rate incentives, discrete bonus schemes, and tournament ...
Christoph K. Becker, Dietmar Fehr, Hannes Rau, Stefan T. Trautmann, Yilong Xu   +4 more
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Noise, Cognitive Function, and Worker Productivity

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Noisy workplaces common in low- and middle-income countries can impair workers' cognitive functions. However, whether this lowers earnings depends on the importance of these functions for productivity and whether workers understand these effects. I study
Joshua T. Dean
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Labor Market Inequality and the Changing Life Cycle Profile of Male and Female Wages

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
We estimate the full distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of men and women in the United States using a quantile selection model to account for systematic differences in employment by gender and education group.
Richard Blundell, Hugo Lopez, James P. Ziliak   +2 more
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Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic and Social Disparities

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the employment effects of providing free public transportation to individuals with low incomes. A temporary subsidy that reduces the price of transit to zero has no significant effects on individuals ...
R. Brough, Matthew Freedman, David C. Phillips   +2 more
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J31 Friction and wear properties of Surface-engineered metal-on-metal bearings

The Proceedings of Conference of Kyushu Branch, 2009
Takayuki Ogata, Nobuo Sakai, Yoshinori Sawae, Teruo Murakami, Hironobu Koseki, Hiroyuki Shindo, Koumei Baba   +6 more
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Microstructures and Ionic Conductivity of LiSn[sub 2]P[sub 3]O[sub 12]-Teflon Composites [Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 148, J31 (2001)]

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2001
Joaquin Ibañez, Carlos Pecharroman, Ricardo Jimenez, Pedro Duran-Martin, Monica G. Lazarraga, Jose M. Rojo   +5 more
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J31 Reciprocating Sliding Characteristics of Marine Cylinder Liner Materials

The Proceedings of Conference of Kyushu Branch, 2011
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M1 J28 - J31 Improvements, Historic Landscape Characterisation

2009
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