Browsing Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi by Journals "Labour Economics"
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Identification of the private-public wage gap
(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 ... -
Performance Pay, Work Hours and Employee Health in the UK
(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
(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 ...