• Identification of the private-public wage gap 

      Rattsø, Jørn; Stokke, Hildegunn Ekroll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We suggest an identification strategy for the private-public sector wage gap to correct for the bias resulting from the heterogeneity of unobservable characteristics between shifters and stayers. The analysis applies a ...
    • Linguistic diversity and workplace productivity 

      Dale-Olsen, Harald; Finseraas, Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We study the importance of linguistic diversity in the workplace for workplace productivity. While cultural diversity might improve productivity through new ideas and innovation, linguistic diversity might increase ...
    • Performance Pay, Work Hours and Employee Health in the UK 

      Green, Colin Peter; Heywood, John S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      A large body of research links performance pay to poorer worker health. The mechanism generating this link remains in doubt. We examine a common suspect, that performance pay causes employees to work longer hours in pursuit ...
    • The Spillover of Anti-Immigration Politics to the Schoolyard 

      Bracco, Emanuele; De Paola, Maria; Green, Colin; Scoppa, Vincenzo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      There has been a resurgence in populist politics, often accompanied by anti-immigrant rhetoric. This may potentially spill over into societal hostility towards immigrants. We use census data on 5th-grade Italian students ...
    • Trade Unions and the Process of Technological Change 

      Kostøl, Fredrik Bakkemo; Svarstad, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We investigate how trade unions influence the process of technological change at the workplace level. Using matched employer-employee data, comprising all Norwegian workplaces and working individuals in the period 2000-2014, ...