IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6070

Differentiation and Performance: An Empirical Investigation on the Incentive Effects of Bonus Plans

revised version published as 'More Dispersion, Higher Bonuses?-The Role of Differentiation in Subjective Performance Evaluations' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36 (2), 511–549

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6055

Adverse Selection and Incentives in an Early Retirement Program

Kenneth T. Whelan, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Kevin F. Hallock, Ronald L. Seeber

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2012, Vol. 36, 159-190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5985

Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

Alec R. Levenson, Cindy Zoghi, Michael Gibbs, George Benson

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5941

The Effect of Variable Pay Schemes on Workplace Absenteeism

Konstantinos Pouliakas, Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2012, 36, 109-157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5897

On Educational Performance Measures

Alastair Muriel, Jeffrey A. Smith

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2011, 32(2), 187-206

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5844

Teams or Tournaments? A Field Experiment on Cooperation and Competition among University Students

Maria Bigoni, Margherita Fort, Mattia Nardotto, Tommaso G. Reggiani

revised version published as 'Cooperation or Competition? A Field Experiment on Non-Monetary Learning Incentives' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2015, 15 (4), 1753-1792

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5813

Theft and Deterrence

William T. Harbaugh, Naci Mocan, Michael S. Visser

published in Journal of Labor Research, 2013, 34(4), 389-407

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5774

The Roles of Incentives and Voluntary Cooperation for Contractual Compliance

Simon Gächter, Esther Kessler, Manfred Königstein

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5774

The Roles of Incentives and Voluntary Cooperation for Contractual Compliance

Simon Gächter, Esther Kessler, Manfred Königstein

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5755

Incentives vs. Selection in Promotion Tournaments: Can a Designer Kill Two Birds with One Stone?

Wolfgang Höchtl, Rudolf Kerschbamer, Rudi Stracke, Uwe Sunde

revised version published in: Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015, 36(5), 275–285

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5727

Equity and Efficiency in Multi-Worker Firms: Insights from Experimental Economics

Johannes Abeler, Steffen Altmann, Sebastian J. Goerg, Sebastian Kube, Matthias Wibral

published in: Analyse & Kritik, 2011, 33(1), 325-347

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5704

League-Table Incentives and Price Bubbles in Experimental Asset Markets

Stephen L. Cheung, Andrew Coleman

revised version published as 'Relative Performance Incentives and Price Bubbles in Experimental Asset Markets' in: Southern Economic Journal, 2014, 81 (2), 345-363

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5693

Rise to the Challenge or Not Give a Damn: Differential Performance in High vs. Low Stakes Tests

Yigal Attali, Zvika Neeman, Analia Schlosser

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5688

Recessions Are Bad for Workplace Safety

Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich, Josef Zweimüller

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (4), 764-773

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5618

Incentives and Cooperation in Firms: Field Evidence

Johannes Berger, Claus Herbertz, Dirk Sliwka

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5543

Managerial Incentives and Favoritism in Promotion Decisions: Theory and Field Evidence