Fairness in the Labour Market
Fairness in the Labour Market
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劳动力市场的公平性
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-57458-0_7
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
E. Fehr
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文献类型:
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作者:
S. Gächter;E. Fehr
In this chapter we provide a selective survey of experiments to investigate the potential of social motivations in explaining labour market phenomena. We argue that laboratory experiments are a useful instrument to explore issues in labour market theory and personnel economics. Our starting point is the observation that employment relations are frequently governed by incomplete contracts. We show that the norm of reciprocity that leads to gift exchanges is an effective contract enforcement device under conditions of contractual incompleteness. We then present evidence that gift exchange can explain various labour market phenomena that are puzzles from the viewpoint of standard economic theory. Further issues in the related field of personnel economics that have by now been subjected to an experimental scrutiny concern characteristics of the employment relation and the issues of motivation and incentives systems. We conclude by pointing out the complementary nature of experiments to more conventional methods of data gathering.
DOI:
10.18452/3760
发表时间:
2005
期刊:
Homo Oeconomicus
影响因子:
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作者:
Michael;Werner;Kirchsteiger;Harald
通讯作者:
Harald