IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16576

Demand for Personality Traits, Tasks, and Sorting

published in: Elsner, B. and Polachek, S.W. (eds.), Big Data Applications in Labor Economics, Part A (Research in Labor Economics, 52A), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 2024, 161-211

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16572

High-Speed Railways and Firms Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment

Anna Bottasso, Maurizio Conti, Antonella Rita Ferrara, Simone Robbiano

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16542

No Longer Qualified? Changes in the Supply and Demand for Skills within Occupations

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Mary A. Burke, Shahriar Sadighi, Rachel Sederberg, Tomere Stern, Bledi Taska

This version: February 2025.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16436

The Evolution of Work from Home

José María Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37 (4), 23 - 50

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16415

The Behavioral Mechanisms of Voluntary Cooperation across Culturally Diverse Societies: Evidence from the US, the UK, Morocco, and Turkey

Till O. Weber, Jonathan F. Schulz, Benjamin Beranek, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt, Simon Gächter

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 215, 134-152;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16361

Are Managers More Machiavellian than Other Employees?

Mehrzad B. Baktash, Uwe Jirjahn

revised version forthcoming in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16334

Information and the Formation of Inflation Expectations by Firms: Evidence from a Survey of Israeli Firms

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Rafi Melnick, Ari Kutai

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16333

Outside Options and Worker Motivation

Alexander Ahammer, Matthias Fahn, Flora Stiftinger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16302

C-Sections, Obesity, and Health-Care Specialization: Evidence from Mexico

Catalina Herrera-Almanza, Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, Silvia Prina

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2024, 38 (1), 139 - 160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16261

When Are Employers Interested in Electronic Performance Monitoring? Results from a Factorial Survey Experiment

Luisa Wieser, Martin Abraham, Claus Schnabel, Cornelia Niessen, Mauren Wolff

slightly revised version published as 'Employers’ Muted Interest in Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM)' in: S. Pfeiffer et al. (eds.), Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten, SpringerNature. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2024, 181-202

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16200

Social Preferences: Fundamental Characteristics and Economic Consequences

Ernst Fehr, Gary Charness

(this version: March 2024) published in: Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Economic Literature, 2025, 63 (2), 440–514

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16160

Minimum Wages, Productivity, and Reallocation

Mirja Haelbig, Matthias Mertens, Steffen Müller

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16131

How Do Political Connections of Firms Matter during an Economic Crisis?

Yutong Chen, Gaurav Chiplunkar, Sheetal Sekhri, Anirban Sen, Aaditeshwar Seth

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16127

The Worth of Cities in Germany