GRK 1928: Microeconomic Determinants of Labour Productivity

劳动生产率是一个经济体生活水平的关键决定因素。在人口日益老龄化和受教育年限不断提高的情况下，提高要素劳动质量和提高劳动力市场参与率是维持生活水平的重要措施。这个研究培训小组在微观经济层面上分析劳动生产率的决定因素，并分离出政策制定者可以用来提高生活水平的因果关系。研究议程分为三个部分。在第一部分，重点放在影响要素劳动质量的个人决策上。第二部分讨论激励、创新和组织变革对劳动生产率的作用。在第三部分，我们研究了企业的劳动组织对员工生产率的影响。在方法上，共同的主题是使用不同类型的微观数据。此外，这三个部分都将追问为什么劳动生产率不仅在国家或行业之间，甚至在分类水平上表现出如此大的异质性，以及这种异质性对员工、公司和经济政策有什么影响。在这个研究议程中，博士生可以在一个开创性的领域内选择自己的主题，并在强大的研究环境中进行自己的研究。资格认证计划旨在有效地引导博士生获得学位，引导他们实现学术独立，并为他们在学术界或与研究相关的职业生涯做好准备。它的基础是针对特定群体的课程、研究支持研讨会和对学术劳动力市场的结构化支持。候选人得到导师的支持，特别是在最初阶段。对论文的监督将主要由研究培训小组的教职员工进行，并将在监督协议中为每个单独的候选人具体规定。小组中的平等机会是通过针对女性候选人的特定指导和指导计划来培养的。

Labor productivity is a key determinant of the standard of living in an economy. In times of an increasingly aging population and rising durations of education, improving the quality of the factor labor and increasing the rate of participation in the labor market are vital measures for sustaining the standard of living. This research training group analyzes the determinants of labor productivity on a microeconomic level and isolates causal relationships that can be used by policy makers to improve the standard of living. The research agenda is divided into three parts. In Part 1, the focus is on decisions by individuals that affect the quality of the factor labor. Part 2 deals with the role of incentives, innovations and organizational change for labor productivity. In Part 3, we study the influence of the organization of labor in firms on the productivity of employees. Methodologically, the common theme is the use of different kinds of micro data. Furthermore, all three parts will pursue the questions of why labor productivity exhibits such a large degree of heterogeneity not only between countries or industries but even at a disaggregated level and what ramifications this heterogeneity has for employees, firms, and economic policy. In this research agenda, doctoral candidates can choose their individual topics within a seminal field and conduct their own research in a strong research environment. The qualification program is intended to lead doctoral candidates to their degree efficiently, guide them to academic independence and prepare them for a career in academia or a research-related career. It is based on group-specific courses, research-supporting workshops and a structured support on the academic labor market. Candidates are supported by mentors, in particular in the initial phase. The supervision of dissertations will be performed primarily by the faculty of the research training group and will be specified for each individual candidate in a supervision agreement. Equal opportunities in the group are fostered through a specific mentoring and coaching program for female candidates.