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Papers by Bruce Shearer

Research paper thumbnail of Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records

International Economic Review, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Piece Rates, Fixed Wages and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Review of Economic Studies, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Gift giving and worker productivity: Evidence from a firm-level experiment

Games and Economic Behavior, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Peer Pressure, Incentives, and Gender: an Experimental Analysis of Motivation in the Workplace

Research paper thumbnail of Sorting, incentives and risk preferences: Evidence from a field experiment

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal Gift-giving under Different Labor Market Conditions: Assessing Relevance and Composition of Gifts using Field Experiments

We investigate the economic relevance of gift giving and the composition of optimal gifts within ... more We investigate the economic relevance of gift giving and the composition of optimal gifts within the firm where output is contractible. We develop and estimate a structural econometric model that identifies workers' optimal reaction to monetary gifts received from their employer. We estimate the model using data from two separate field exper- iments, both conducted within a tree-planting firm. We

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in the Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in the health-services market: accounting for quality and quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Incentives and Transactions Costs within the Firm: Estimating an Agency Model Using Payroll Records

Review of Economic Studies, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records

International Economic Review, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Piece Rates, Fixed Wages and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Review of Economic Studies, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Gift giving and worker productivity: Evidence from a firm-level experiment

Games and Economic Behavior, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Peer Pressure, Incentives, and Gender: an Experimental Analysis of Motivation in the Workplace

Research paper thumbnail of Sorting, incentives and risk preferences: Evidence from a field experiment

Research paper thumbnail of Optimal Gift-giving under Different Labor Market Conditions: Assessing Relevance and Composition of Gifts using Field Experiments

We investigate the economic relevance of gift giving and the composition of optimal gifts within ... more We investigate the economic relevance of gift giving and the composition of optimal gifts within the firm where output is contractible. We develop and estimate a structural econometric model that identifies workers' optimal reaction to monetary gifts received from their employer. We estimate the model using data from two separate field exper- iments, both conducted within a tree-planting firm. We

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in the Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in the health-services market: accounting for quality and quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Policy Analysis in Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity

Research paper thumbnail of Incentives and Transactions Costs within the Firm: Estimating an Agency Model Using Payroll Records

Review of Economic Studies, 1999