ECO381 - Personnel Economics

 

 

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Date
Topic
Readings
Homework
Notes
July 6
Introduction      
July 8
Salary Model

Pre-requisite: Appendix A

Homework 1  
July 13
Piece Rates - Theory

Textbook: Lazear, Garibaldi

Homework 2  
July 15
Piece Rates - Evidence

Pre-requisite: Appendix B

Articles:Shearer (2004)

Homework 3  
July 20
Piece Rates - Risk Aversion

Pre-requisite: Appendix C

Textbook: Garibaldi

Homework 4 Midterm 1
July 22
Multiple Signals and Tasks

Textbook: Milgrom

Articles: Gibbons and Murphy (1992), Hannaway (1992)

Homework 5 Assignment 1 Due
July 27
Subjective Evaluation

Articles: Bol (2005), Kerr (1975),

Homework 6  
July 29
Tournaments

Pre-requisite: Appendix D, Appendix E

Textbook: Lazear, Garibaldi

Articles: Becker and Huselid (1992)

Homework 7  
Aug 3
Teams

Pre-requisite: Appendix F

Textbook: Lazear, Garibaldi

Articles: Knez and Simester (2001)

Homework 8 Midterm 2
Aug 5
Efficiency Wages and Defferred Compensation

Textbook: Lazear, Garibaldi

Articles: Raff and Summers (1987), Gunderson and Pesando (1999)

Homework 9 Assignment 2 Due
Aug 10
Non-Financial Incentives

Articles: Fehr and Falk (2002)

   
Aug 12
Review