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dc.contributor.authorBellemare, Charlesen
dc.contributor.authorLepage, Patricken
dc.contributor.authorShearer, Bruce S.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-29-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T11:55:59Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T11:55:59Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-20090209182en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/35742-
dc.description.abstractWe present results from a real-effort experiment, simulating actual work-place conditions, comparing the productivity of workers under fixed wages and piece rates. Workers, who were paid to enter data, were exposed to different degrees of peer pressure under both payment systems. The peer pressure was generated in the form of private information about the productivity of their peers. We have two main results. First, we find no level of peer pressure for which the productivity of either male or female workers is significantly higher than productivity without peer pressure. Second, we find that very low and very high levels of peer pressure can significantly decrease productivity (particularly for men paid fixed wages). These results are consistent with models of conformism and self-motivation.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x3948en
dc.subject.jelM52en
dc.subject.jelC91en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordPeer effectsen
dc.subject.keywordfixed wagesen
dc.subject.keywordpiece ratesen
dc.subject.keywordgenderen
dc.subject.stwLeistungsmotivationen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Beziehungenen
dc.subject.stwLeistungsorientierte Vergütungen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsproduktivitäten
dc.subject.stwGeschlechten
dc.subject.stwTesten
dc.titlePeer pressure, incentives, and gender: an experimental analysis of motivation in the workplace-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn590249029en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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