IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3132

Discrete Innovation, Continuous Improvement, and Competitive Pressure

revised version published as 'Incremental innovation and competitive pressure in the presence of discrete innovation' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 135, 1-14

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3122

Earnings-Tenure Profiles: Tests of Agency and Human Capital Theories Using Individual Performance Data

Xiao-Yuan Dong, Derek C. Jones, Takao Kato

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3114

Die reformierte Gründungsförderung für Arbeitslose: Chancen und Risiken

Marco Caliendo, Alexander S. Kritikos

published in: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2009, 10(2), 189-213

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3111

Feedback in Tournaments under Commitment Problems: Theory and Experimental Evidence

Oliver Gürtler, Christine Harbring

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3105

Market Characteristics, Intra-Firm Coordination, and the Choice of Human Resource Management Systems: Evidence from New Japanese Data

Takao Kato, Hideo Owan

published as 'Market characteristics, intra-firm coordination, and the choice of human resource management systems: Theory and evidence' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011, 80 (3), 375-396

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3079

When Does FDI Have Positive Spillovers? Evidence from 17 Emerging Market Economies

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jan Svejnar, Katherine Terrell

published in: Klaus Liebscher, Josef Christl, Peter Mooslechner (eds.), Foreign Direct Investment in Europe: A Changing Landscape, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3077

You Don't Always Get What You Pay For

Wendelin Schnedler

published as ' You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: Bonuses, Perceived Income and Effort ' in: German Economic Review, 2011, 12 (1), 1 - 10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3065

The Determinants of Performance Appraisal Systems: A Note (Do Brown and Heywood’s Results for Australia Hold Up for Britain?)

John T. Addison, Clive R. Belfield

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2008, 46 (3), 521 - 531

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3058

Why Are the Returns to Education Higher for Entrepreneurs than for Employees?

Justin van der Sluis, Mirjam C. van Praag, Arjen van Witteloostuijn

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3054

The Value Relevance of Top Executive Departures: Evidence from the Netherlands

Kees Cools, Mirjam C. van Praag

published in: Journal of Corporate Finance 13(5), 721-742

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3017

Individual and Job-Based Determinants of Performance Appraisal: Evidence from Germany

Christian Grund, Dirk Sliwka

published as "The Anatomy of Performance Appraisals in Germany" in: International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2009, 20 (10), 2049-2065

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3014

What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research

Mirjam C. van Praag, Peter H. Versloot

published in: Small Business Economics, 2007, 29 (4), 351-382

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3013

Legitimacy of Control

Wendelin Schnedler, Radovan Vadovic

published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2011, 20 (4), 985-1009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2992

A Study of Academic Entrepreneurs Using Venture Capital Data

Junfu Zhang

published under the title 'Why Do Some U.S. Universities Generate More Venture-Backed Academic Entrepreneurs than Others?' in: Venture Capital, 2009, 11(2), 133-162

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2978

Job Losses, Outsourcing and Relocation: Empirical Evidence Using Microdata

Manuel Artís, Raul Ramos, Jordi Surinach

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2973

Job Assignments under Moral Hazard: The Peter Principle Revisited

Alexander K. Koch, Julia Nafziger

published in: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2012, 21 (4), 1029-1059

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2964

The Advantage of Experienced Start-Up Founders in Venture Capital Acquisition: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs

Junfu Zhang

published in: Small Business Economics, 2011, 36(2), 187-208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2932