JEL classification

Journal of Economic Literature Classification (10696) J - Labor and Demographic Economics (1978) J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs (507) J33 - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods (98)
Number of items at this level: 98.
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  • Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan, Rasul, Imran (2006). Incentives for managers and inequality among workers: evidence from a firm level experiment. Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain).
  • Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan, Rasul, Imran (2004). Relative and absolute incentives: evidence on worker productivity. Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain).
  • Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan, Rasul, Imran (2008). Social capital in the workplace: evidence on its formation and consequences. Labour Economics, 15(4), 724-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2007.07.006
  • Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan, Rasul, Imran (2010). Social incentives in the workplace. Review of Economic Studies, 77(2), 417-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00574.x
  • Blanes i Vidal, Jordi, Nossol, Mareike (2009). Tournaments without prizes: evidence from personnel records. (CEP Labour Market Workshop). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex (2014). Pay equity after the Equality Act 2010: does sexual orientation still matter? (NIESR Discussion Paper 432). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Buraimo, Babatunde, Simmons, Rob (2011). Do salaries improve worker performance? Labour Economics, 18(4), 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.12.005
  • Bryson, Alex, Böckerman, Petri, Ilmakunnas, Pekka (2011). Does high involvement management lead to higher pay? (NIESR discussion paper 376). National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
  • Bryson, Alex, Clark, Andrew E., Freeman, Richard B, Green, Colin P. (2014). Share capitalism and worker wellbeing. (IZA discussion papers 8724). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Stokes, Lucy (2014). The performance pay premium: how big is it and does it affect wage dispersion? (IZA discussion papers 8360). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Stokes, Lucy (2014). The performance pay premium: how big is it and does it affect wage dispersion? (NIESR Discussion Paper 433). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2012). CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? (NIESR discussion paper 402). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2014). CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? In Ortega, Jaime (Ed.), International Perspectives on Participation (pp. 25-49). Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0885-333920140000015009
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2012). The CEO labour market in China’s public listed companies. (NIESR discussion papers 391). The National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2014). How much influence does the Chinese state have over CEOs and their compensation? In Ortega, Jaime (Ed.), International Perspectives on Participation (pp. 1-23). Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0885-333920140000015001
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2012). What do we know about China's CEO's? Evidence from across the whole economy. (NIESR discussion papers 397). The National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard (2014). Employee stock purchase plans: gift or incentive? Evidence from a multinational corporation. (NIESR Discussion Paper 439). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B. (2014). Employee stock purchase plans: gift or incentive? Evidence from a multinational corporation. (IZA discussion papers 8537). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B., Lucifora, Claudio, Pellizzari, Michele, Perotin, V (2013). Paying for performance: incentive pay schemes and employees’ financial participation. In Boeri, Tito, Lucifora, Claudio, Murph, Kevin J. (Eds.), Executive Remuneration and Employee Performance-Related Pay (pp. 122-123). Oxford University Press.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B., Lucifora, Claudio, Pellizzari, Michele, Pérotin, Virginie (2012). Paying for performance: incentive pay schemes and employees' financial participation. (CEP discussion papers CEPDP1112). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Choudhary, M. Ali, Gabriel, Vasco J., Rickman, Neil (2021). Individual incentives and workers' contracts: evidence from a field experiment. Oxford Economic Papers, 73(1), 248 - 272. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpz061
  • Cuñat, Vicente, Guadalupe, Maria (2005). How does product market competition shape incentive contracts? Journal of the European Economic Association, 3(5), 1058-1082. https://doi.org/10.1162/1542476054729437
  • Ferreira, Daniel, Braido, Luis (2006). Options can induce risk taking for arbitrary preferences. Economic Theory, 27(3), 513-522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-004-0581-6
  • Forth, John, Bryson, Alex, Stokes, Lucy (2014). Are firms paying more for performance? (NIESR Discussion Paper 423). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
  • Frantz, Pascal, Instefjord, Norvald, Walker, Martin (2007). Executive compensation contracts: a model of disclosure choice. Social Science Research Network. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.986729
  • Fuchs, William, Garicano, Luis, Rayo, Luis (2015). Optimal contracting and the organization of knowledge. Review of Economic Studies, 82(2), 632 - 658. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdu043
  • Goldthorpe, John H., McKnight, Abigail (2006). The economic basis of social class. In Morgan, Stephen L., Grusky, David B., Fields, Gary S. (Eds.), Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (pp. 109-136). Stanford University Press.
  • Pakrashi, Debayan, Frijters, Paul (2017). Migration and discrimination in urban China: a decomposition approach. Review of Income and Wealth, 63(4), 821-840. https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12245
  • Stokes, Lucy, Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Weale, Martin (2014). Who fared better? The fortunes of performance-pay and fixed-pay workers through recession. (NIESR Discussion Paper 440). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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  • Addison, John T., Portugal, Pedro, de Almeida Vilares, Hugo (2023). Union membership density and wages: the role of worker, firm, and job-title heterogeneity. Journal of Econometrics, 233(2), 612 - 632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.12.002 picture_as_pdf
  • Ashraf, Nava, Bandiera, Oriana, Jack, Kelsy (2012). No margin, no mission?: a field experiment on incentives for pro-social tasks. (Discussion paper 8834). Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain).
  • Ashraf, Nava, Bandiera, Oriana, Jack, B. Kelsey (2014). No margin, no mission? A field experiment on incentives for public service delivery. Journal of Public Economics, 120, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.06.014
  • Ashraf, Nava, Bandiera, Oriana, Lee, Scott S. (2014). Awards unbundled: evidence from a natural field experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 100, 44-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.01.001
  • Athanasakou, Vasiliki, Ferreira, Daniel, Goh, Lisa (2022). Changes in CEO stock option grants: a look at the numbers. Journal of Corporate Finance, 75, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102226 picture_as_pdf
  • Axelson, Ulf, Bond, Philip (2011). Investment banking careers: an equilibrium theory of overpaid jobs. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 690). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Axelson, Ulf, Bond, Philip (2015). Wall Street occupations. Journal of Finance, 70(5), 1949 - 1996. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.12244
  • Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan, Rasul, Imran (2013). Team incentives: evidence from a firm level. Journal of the European Economic Association, 11(5), 1079-1114. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeea.12028
  • Belfield, Richard, Marsden, David (2002). Matchmaking: the influence of monitoring environments on the effectiveness of performance pay systems. (CEPDP 543). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Belfield, Richard, Marsden, David (2005). Performance pay for teachers: linking individual and organisational level targets. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Belfield, Richard, Marsden, David (2004). Unions, performance-related pay and procedural justice: the case of classroom teachers. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bell, Brian, Van Reenen, John (2016). CEO pay and the rise of relative performance contracts:a question of governance. (CEP Discussion Paper 1439). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Bloom, Nicholas, Romer, Paul, Terry, Stephen, Van Reenen, John (2013). A trapped factors model of innovation. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1189). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bloomfield, Matthew J., Heinle, Mirko, Timmermans, Oscar (2024). Relative performance evaluation and strategic peer-harming disclosures. Journal of Accounting Research, 62(3), 877 - 933. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12543 picture_as_pdf
  • Boodoo, Muhammad Umar (2016). The influence of unions on companies’ CSR profiles: more internal policies and programs, but not always at the expense of external endeavors. Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Bryson, Alex, Clark, Andrew E., Freeman, Richard B., Green, Colin P. (2015). Share capitalism and worker wellbeing. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1329). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Stokes, Lucy (2014). Are firms paying more for performance? (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1272). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2012). CEO bonding who posts performance bonds and why? (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1135). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2013). CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? (CEPDP 1192). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard (2008). How does shared capitalism affect economic performance in the UK? (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP0885). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B. (2014). Employee stock purchase plans – gift or incentive? evidence from a multinational corporation. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1307). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B. (2010). To join or not to join? Factors influencing employee share plan membership in a multinational corporation. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1001). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bryson, Alex, Zhou, Minghai (2012). What do we know about China's CEO's? Evidence from across the whole economy. (Centre for Economic Performance occasional papers 31). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Bryson, Alex, Forth, John, Zhou, Minghai (2014). Who posts performance bonds and why?: evidence from China's CEOs. China Economic Review, 30, 520-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2014.03.001
  • Burkart, Mike, Raff, Konrad (2011). Performance pay, CEO dismissal, and the dual role of takeovers. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 694). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Böckerman, Petri, Bryson, Alex, Ilmakunnas, Pekka (2011). Does high involvement management lead to higher pay? (CEP discussion paper 1046). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Chaigneau, Pierre (2010). Aversion to the variability of pay and optimal incentive contracts. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 654). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre (2012). The effect of risk preferences on the valuation and incentives of compensation contracts. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 697). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre (2010). The optimal timing of executive compensation. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 660). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex, Gottlieb, Daniel (2014). The value of informativeness for contracting. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 737). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex, Gottlieb, Daniel (2018). Does improved information improve incentives? Journal of Financial Economics, 130(2), 291 - 307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2018.05.002 picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex, Gottlieb, Daniel (2022). How should performance signals affect contracts? Review of Financial Studies, 35(1), 168 - 206. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhab026 picture_as_pdf
  • Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex, Gottlieb, Daniel (2025). A theory of fair CEO pay. American Economic Review: Insights, 7(3), 306 – 324. https://doi.org/10.1257/aeri.20240332 picture_as_pdf
  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2023). Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: it's not (all) about the money. (Economic History Working Papers 360). London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2025). The commercialization of labour markets: evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages. (Economic History Working Papers 375). London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2024). (In-kind) wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: it’s not (all) about the money. Explorations in Economic History, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2024.101626 picture_as_pdf
  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2026). The commercialization of labour markets: evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages. Economic History Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.70083 picture_as_pdf
  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2026). The commercialization of labour markets: evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages. Economic History Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.70083 picture_as_pdf
  • Clark, Andrew E., Masclet, David, Villeval, Marie-Claire (2008). Effort and comparison income: experimental and survey evidence. (CEP Discussion Paper 886). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Cordella, Antonio, Cordella, Tito (2017). Motivations, monitoring technologies, and pay for performance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 133, 236-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.10.016
  • Cuñat, Vicente, Guadalupe, Maria (2005). How does product market competition shape incentive contracts? (CEPDP 687). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Cuñat, Vicente, Giné, Mireia, Guadalupe, Maria (2016). Say pays! Shareholder voice and firm performance. Review of Finance, 20(5), 1799 - 1834. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfv056
  • Cvitanić, Jakŝa, Xing, Hao (2018). Asset pricing under optimal contracts. Journal of Economic Theory, 173, 142-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2017.10.005
  • Feichter, Christoph, Moers, Frank, Timmermans, Oscar (2022). Relative performance evaluation and competitive aggressiveness. Journal of Accounting Research, 60(5), 1859 - 1913. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12431 picture_as_pdf
  • Freeman, Richard B. (2008). When workers share in profits: effort and responses to shirking. (CEP Discussion Paper 882). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • French, Stephen, Kubo, Katsuyuki, Marsden, David (2001). Does performance pay de-motivate, and does it matter? London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Fuchs, William, Garicano, Luis, Rayo, Luis (2014). Optimal contracting and the organization of knowledge. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1308). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Ghatak, Maitreesh, Wahhaj, Zaki (2025). Motivational investments and financial incentives. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewaf008 picture_as_pdf
  • Gmeiner, Michael W., Gschwandtner, Adelina, Mcmanus, Richard (2023). Keeping up with academic Jones’: benchmarking and university Vice Chancellors’ pay in the UK. Higher Education Policy, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-023-00331-2 picture_as_pdf
  • Goldthorpe, John H., McKnight, Abigail (2004). The economic basis of social class. (CASEpaper 80). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
  • Gomes, Renato, Gottlieb, Daniel, Maestri, Lucas (2016). Experimentation and project selection: screening and learning. Games and Economic Behavior, 96, 145 - 169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2016.02.001 picture_as_pdf
  • Gomez, Rafael, Tzioumis, Konstantinos (2006). What do unions do to executive compensation? (CEPDP CEPDP0720). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Gregg, Paul, Jewell, Sarah, Tonks, Ian (2010). Executive pay and performance in the UK. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 657). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Guadalupe, Maria (2005). Product market competition returns to skill and wage inequality. (CEPDP 686). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Guasoni, Paolo, Muhle-Karbe, Johannes, Xing, Hao (2017). Robust portfolios and weak incentives in long-run investments. Mathematical Finance, 27(1), 3-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/mafi.12087
  • Inkmann, Joachim (2006). Compensating wage differentials for defined benefit and defined contribution occupational pension scheme benefits. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 564). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Manning, Alan, Saidi, Farzad (2008). Understanding the gender pay gap: what's competition got to do with it? (CEP Discussion Paper 898). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Mark, Bryan, Bryson, Alex (2015). Has performance pay increased wage inequality in Britain? (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1346). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Marsden, David (2015). Teachers and performance pay in 2014: first results of a survey. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1332). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Marsden, David (2004). Unions and procedural justice: an alternative to the 'common rule'. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Marsden, David (2009). The paradox of performance related pay systems: ‘why do we keep adopting them in the face of evidence that they fail to motivate?’. (CEP Discussion Papers 946). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Marsden, David, Belfield, Richard (2006). Pay for performance where output is hard to measure: the case of performance pay for school teachers. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Martin, Melissa, Timmermans, Oscar (2025). Disclosure costs of relative performance evaluation. Management Science, https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.06200 picture_as_pdf
  • Molina-Domene, Maria (2018). Why do large companies pay higher salaries? picture_as_pdf
  • Olivetti, Claudia, Petrongolo, Barbara (2018). The economic consequences of family-oriented policies. picture_as_pdf
  • Pissarides, Christopher (2002). Consumption and savings with unemployment risk: implications for optimal employment contracts. (CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0542 0542). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Timmermans, Oscar (2024). Cash versus share payouts in relative performance plans. Accounting Review, 99(6), 451 - 489. https://doi.org/10.2308/TAR-2022-0167 picture_as_pdf
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  • Claridge, Jordan, Delabastita, Vincent, Gibbs, Spike (2025). The commercialization of labour markets: evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages. Economic History Review, picture_as_pdf
  • Hazell, Joe, Patterson, Christina, Sarsons, Heather, Taska, Bledi (2025). National wage setting. American Economic Review, picture_as_pdf