The IZA Discussion Paper Series (ISSN: 2365-9793) disseminates high-quality research by IZA network members to the scientific community and the interested public worldwide before they are later published in academic journals. Comprising over 14,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics. 

Read our new IZA Discussion Papers on COVID-19.

Submission guidelines for authors

Subscribe to new paper alerts

Search by:

Please provide a valid Search.
Search tips
Wildcard

The character * can be used as a wildcard. For example: *berg

Filter

Type
Type
29 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14037
Between the Dockyard and the Deep Blue Sea: Retention and Personnel Economics in the Royal Navy
Darrell J. Glaser, Ahmed S. Rahman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13203
Why Does the U.S. Have the Best Research Universities? Incentives, Resources, and Virtuous Circles
W. Bentley MacLeod, Miguel Urquiola
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10725
Supervisors and Performance Management Systems
Anders Frederiksen, Lisa B. Kahn, Fabian Lange
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128 (6), 2123-2187
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10289
The Diversity of Personnel Practices and Firm Performance
Pedro S. Martins
published in: Research in Labour Economics, 'Workplace Productivity and Management Practices', Vol. 49, 2021
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10025
Laws, Costs, Norms, and Learning: Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries
Drusilla Brown, Rajeev Dehejia, Raymond Robertson
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7147
Asymmetric Information between Employers
Lisa B. Kahn
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5 (4), 165-205
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6738
Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency
Simon Burgess, Carol Propper, Marisa Ratto, Emma Tominey
published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (605), F117 - F141
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6609
Management of Knowledge Workers
Hans K. Hvide, Eirik Gaard Kristiansen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5791
Does Wage Dispersion Make All Firms Productive?
Benoît Mahy, François Rycx, Mélanie Volral
published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58 (4), 455-489
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5501
Can Higher Bonuses Lead to Less Effort? Incentive Reversal in Teams
Esteban F. Klor, Sebastian Kube, Eyal Winter, Ro'i Zultan
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 97, 72-83
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4941
Lab Labor: What Can Labor Economists Learn from the Lab?
Gary Charness, Peter J. Kuhn
published in: O. Ashenfelter and D. Card (eds.), Handbook of Labor Economics, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4863
Earnings Progression, Human Capital and Incentives: Theory and Evidence
Anders Frederiksen
published as 'Incentives and Earnings Growth' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, 85 (1), 97-107
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4044
Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments
Benoît Mahy, François Rycx, Mélanie Volral
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011, 49 (3), 460 - 485
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3835
Promotions and Incentives: The Case of Multi-Stage Elimination Tournaments
Steffen Altmann, Armin Falk, Matthias Wibral
revised and extended version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30 (1), 149-174
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3064
Performance Measurement, Expectancy and Agency Theory: An Experimental Study
Randolph Sloof, Mirjam C. van Praag
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 67 (3-4), 794 - 809
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2460
The Economics of Prozac: Do Employees Really Gain from Strong Employment Protection?
Etienne Wasmer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2447
Layoffs as Part of an Optimal Incentive Mix: Theory and Evidence
Anders Frederiksen, Elöd Takáts
published as 'Promotions, Dismissals and Employee Selection: Theory and Evidence' in: Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2011, 27(1), 159-179
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2423
Relative Rewards within Team-Based Compensation
Bernd Irlenbusch, Gabriele K. Ruchala
published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15 (2), 141-167
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2001
Performance Pay and Multi-dimensional Sorting: Productivity, Preferences and Gender
Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk
published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (2), 556-590
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1777
How Many Winners Are Good to Have? On Tournaments with Sabotage
Christine Harbring, Bernd Irlenbusch
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 65 (3), 682-702
Type
Display
20 50 100
Type
  • 1
  • 2