Topic: Compensation
Employees Are OK with Unequal Pay — If They Have a Say in It
Workers involved in compensation decisions might accept a co-worker’s better deal if management didn’t unilaterally decide
Employee or Capitalist? Equity Compensation Merges the Two
Labor’s losses to capital, much studied, aren’t quite as grim when stock and options are tabulated
Does Cross Ownership By Big Investors Make Industries Less Competitive?
Examining executive pay tied to revenue growth to identify any correlation
Do the Benefits of Pay Transparency Accrue Mostly to Employers?
Revealed compensation might motivate workers to do more, without a raise
Corporate Bosses, Given Fewer Stock Options, Turn Risk-Averse
Research might give pause to corporate boards changing compensation models
Can Contracts Optimize Both Health Care and Clinician Pay?
Accountable care organizations can levy penalties against specialists for poor patient outcomes
Being Biased against Friends to Appear Unbiased
If the boss is your friend, and compensation decisions are public, a bonus you’d get on merit might not be forthcoming
A Salaryman and a Wage Earner, Paid Equally, Walk Into a Bar (to Volunteer)
Which one walks out happier?
$54,000 a Year: It Feels Like More If Your Neighbors Make Less
Ricardo Perez-Truglia’s research uses relocation choices of medical residents to study feelings about relative income
‘Fight for 15’ Debate: What Happens after a Big Boost in Minimum Wage?
Modest loss of jobs followed 1966 law, but millions won substantial raises