Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58566 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6483
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the causal effect of a switch from fixed wages to collective performance-related pay on firm productivity, exploiting an exogenous variation in the institutional environment regulating collective bargaining. We find that the introduction of collective performance related pay significantly increases productivity by around 3-5 per cent, but such effect varies greatly by firm size, industry and union density. We show that the design of the PRP scheme - in terms of number and type of parameters used - is also relevant for firm productivity.
Subjects: 
performance related pay
productivity
unions
JEL: 
J31
J33
J52
L61
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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