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432 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17727
Managing Skills in Organizations - Evidence from a Field Experiment
Leonhard Grabe, Dirk Sliwka
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17703
Math Exposure and University Performance: Causal Evidence from Twins
Graziella Bertocchi, Luca Bonacini, Majlinda Joxhe, Giuseppe Pignataro
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17643
Degrees of Deception: How Score Manipulation Mitigates Temperature's Impact on Student Performance
Rosario Maria Ballatore, Alessandro Palma, Daniela Vuri
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17623
TV Digital Transition in Italy and the Impact on Pupils' Academic Performance
Andrea Caria, Daniele Checchi, Dimitri Paolini
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17607
Are Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skills a Reward or a Gamble? Deconstructing the AI Wage Premium in Europe
Konstantinos Pouliakas, Giulia Santangelo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17516
Small Enterprises' Digital Competencies and Financial Performance
Nick Drydakis
forthcoming in: V. Aranitou, A. Angelakis, and M. Manioudis (eds), The Economic Impact of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Analytical Approaches to Growth and Innovation Challenges Amid Crises in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17346
Do Big Inequalities in Executive Pay Hurt Firm Performance?
Richard Yiu-Ming Chung, Jed DeVaro, Scott Fung
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17234
Working from Home and Performance Pay: Individual or Collective Payment Schemes?
Uwe Jirjahn, Cinzia Rienzo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17229
Brexit Had No Measurable Effect on Irish Exporters
Benjamin Elsner, Eoin T. Flaherty, Stefanie Haller
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17220
Do Contract Remedies Affect Efficient Renegotiation? An Experiment
Maria Bigoni, Stefania Bortolotti, Francesco Parisi, Xin Zhang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17125
The Role of Flexible Wage Components in Gender Wage Difference
István Boza, Balázs Reizer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17123
Beyond Borders: Do Gender Norms and Institutions Affect Female Businesses?
Holger Görg, Ina C. Jäkel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17119
Making the Right Call: The Heterogeneous Effects of Individual Performance Pay on Productivity
Marco Clemens, Jan Sauermann
published in: Labour Economics, 2025, 94, 102694
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17084
Single-Sex vs. Coeducational Schooling and STEM: Comparing Australian Students with Similar University Admission Scores
Wang-Sheng Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17082
The Impact of Peer Performance and Relative Rank on Managerial Career Attainment: Evidence from College Students
Rafael Perez Ribas, Breno Sampaio, Giuseppe Trevisan
pubished online in: Management Science, 13 Sep 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17031
Do Politicians Affect Firm Outcomes? Evidence from Connections to the German Federal Parliament
André Diegmann, Laura Pohlan, Andrea Weber
find an updated version of the paper here
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16901
Parental and School Responses to Student Performance: Evidence from School Entry Rules
Peter Fredriksson, Björn Öckert, Lucas Tilley
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16892
Country Statistical Capacity: A Recent Assessment Tool and Further Reflections on the Way Forward
Hai-Anh H Dang, Dean Jolliffe, Umar Serajuddin, Brian Stacy
published in: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 2024, 40 (2), 211–225
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16886
Does How You Get Paid at Work Affect Your Time off Work? The Relationship between Performance-Related Employment Contracts and Leisure Activities
Nicole Andelic, Julia Allan, Keith A. Bender, Daniel Powell, Ioannis Theodossiou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16883
The Use of Performance Appraisals and Employees' Presenteeism Behavior
Christian Grund, Anna Nießen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16883
The Use of Performance Appraisals and Employees' Presenteeism Behavior
Christian Grund, Anna Nießen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16851
School Starting Age and the Social Gradient in Educational Outcomes
Yuejun Zhao, Simen Markussen, Knut Røed
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16828
Refugees' Economic Integration and Firms
Matthew A. Cole, Liza Jabbour, Ceren Ozgen, Hiromi Yumoto
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16812
Multi-Rater Performance Evaluations and Incentives
Axel Ockenfels, Dirk Sliwka, Peter Werner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16782
Do Women Fare Worse When Men Are Around? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Marcela Gomez-Ruiz, María Cervini-Plá, Xavier Ramos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16745
Reviewing Assessment Tools for Measuring Country Statistical Capacity
Hai-Anh H Dang, John Pullinger, Umar Serajuddin, Brian Stacy
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16739
Ethnic Identity and Educational Outcomes
Teresa Randazzo, Matloob Piracha
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16617
Female Board Representation and Corporate Performance: A Review and New Estimates for Australia
Nicholas Bayly, Robert Breunig, Chris Wokker
published in: Economic Record, 2024, 100 (330), 386-417
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16606
System Relevance and Firm Performance Due to COVID-19
Michael Johannes Böhm, Pamela Qendrai
published in: German Economic Review, 2023, 24 (4), 349-410
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16584
Gender Differences in High School Choices: Do Math and Language Skills Play a Role?
Dalit Contini, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Anna Maccagnan, Silvia Mendolia
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16443
Divergent Thinking and Post-Launch Entrepreneurial Outcomes: Non-Linearities and the Moderating Role of Experience
Marco Caliendo, Daniel Rodriguez
published in: Small Business Economics, 2024, 62, 1523-1553
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16431
The Impact of High Temperatures on Performance in Work-Related Activities
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 87, 102509
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16413
Performance Costs and Benefits of Collective Turnover: A Theory-Driven Measurement Framework and Applications
Nick Zubanov, Elena Shakina
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16380
Do Teachers' Labor Contracts Matter?
Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll, Roberto Quaranta
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16267
Variable Payment Schemes and Productivity: Do Individual-Based Schemes Really Have a Stronger Influence than Collective Ones?
Uwe Jirjahn, Jens Mohrenweiser
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16267
Variable Payment Schemes and Productivity: Do Individual-Based Schemes Really Have a Stronger Influence than Collective Ones?
Uwe Jirjahn, Jens Mohrenweiser
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. 16028
Overexertion of Effort under Working Time Autonomy and Feedback Provision
Thomas Dohmen, Elena Shvartsman
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 212, 255-1266
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15988
Educational Consequences of a Sibling's Disability: Evidence from Type 1 Diabetes
Tine Louise Mundbjerg Eriksen, Amanda Gaulke, Niels Skipper, Jannet Svensson, Peter Rønø Thingholm
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 94, 102407
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15956
Works Councils as Gatekeepers: Codetermination, Monitoring Practices, and Job Satisfaction
Christian Grund, Dirk Sliwka, Krystina Titz
published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 90, 102563
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15927
Parental Unemployment and Adolescents' Academic Performance
Nick Drydakis
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2023, 44 (7), 1362-1381.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15848
Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Performance of Start-Ups
Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos, Daniel Rodriguez, Claudia Stier
published in: Small Business Economics, 2023, 61, 1027–1051
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15773
Gender Stereotypes in the Family
Cheti Nicoletti, Almudena Sevilla, Valentina Tonei
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15723
Keep Calm and Carry On: The Short- vs. Long-Run Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on (Academic) Performance
Lea Cassar, Mira Fischer, Vanessa Valero
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15676
Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities
Florian Englmaier, Gerd Muehlheusser, Andreas Roider, Niklas Wallmeier
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15617
Employer Cooperation, Productivity, and Wages: New Evidence from Inter-Firm Formal Network Agreements
Francesco Devicienti, Elena Grinza, Alessandro Manello, Davide Vannoni
published in: Economica, 2025, 92 (365), 1 - 41
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15554
Organisational Leadership: How Much Does It Matter?
Getinet Astatike Haile
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2023, 61 (3), 653 - 673
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15529
Dynamics of First-Time Patenting Firms
Øivind Anti Nilsen, Arvid Raknerud
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15496
Social Preferences and Rating Biases in Subjective Performance Evaluations
David Kusterer, Dirk Sliwka
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15474
Does Performance Pay Influence Hours of Work?
Colin P. Green, John S. Heywood
published as 'Performance pay, work hours and employee health in the UK' in: Labour Economics, 2023, 84, 102387
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