Arbeitspapier
Wage dispersion and workers' effort
We study experimentally the relationship between intra-firm wage dispersion chosen by principals and workers' performance. Principals show a preference for more egalitarian wage schemes, and workers are negatively influenced by high levels of wage inequality.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Working Papers in Economics and Statistics ; No. 2008-15
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- Subject
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wage dispersion
effort
experiment
gift-exchange
Lohnstruktur
Vergütungssystem
Leistungsmotivation
Test
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Rivas, Maria Fernanda
Sutter, Matthias
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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University of Innsbruck, Department of Public Finance
- (where)
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Innsbruck
- (when)
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2008
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Rivas, Maria Fernanda
- Sutter, Matthias
- University of Innsbruck, Department of Public Finance
Time of origin
- 2008
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