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dc.contributor.authorGrund, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorWestergård-Nielsen, Niels Christianen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-29T15:10:55Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-29T15:10:55Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/22909-
dc.description.abstractIn this contribution we examine the interrelation between intra-firm wage increases and firm performance. Previous studies have focused on the dispersion of wages in order to examine for the empirical dominance of positive monetary incentive effects compared to adverse effects due to fairness considerations. We argue that the dispersion of wage increases rather than wage levels is a crucial measure for monetary incentives in firms. The larger the dispersion of wage increases the higher the amount of monetary incentives in firms. In contrast, huge wage inequality without any promotion possibilities does not induce any monetary incentives. Evidence from unique Danish linked employer employee data shows that large dispersion of wage growth within firms is generally connected with low firm performance. The results are mainly driven by white collar rather than blue collar workers.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aUniversity of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aBonn Econ Discussion Papers |x3/2005en
dc.subject.jelM52en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.jelL25en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordFairnessen
dc.subject.keywordFirm performanceen
dc.subject.keywordInequalityen
dc.subject.keywordMonetary Incentivesen
dc.subject.keywordWage increasesen
dc.subject.keywordWage Dispersionen
dc.subject.stwLohnstrukturen
dc.subject.stwLeistungsorientierte Vergütungen
dc.subject.stwVergütungssystemen
dc.subject.stwGerechtigkeiten
dc.subject.stwLeistungsanreizen
dc.subject.stwUnternehmensentwicklungen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDänemarken
dc.titleThe Dispersion of Employees' Wage Increases and Firm Performance-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn487815599en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:bonedp:32005-

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