Pareto Gains from Limiting Compensation Options

Autor: Pal Debashis, Sappington David E. M., Topolyan Iryna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 601-637 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-8997
DOI: 10.2478/izajole-2023-0002
Popis: We examine the effects of a single payment structure policy (SPP) that prevents an employer from offering an employee a choice among compensation structures. An SPP reduces the employer's profit and increases the employee's welfare when the employee's (privately known) ability is exogenous. In contrast, an SPP can increase both the employer's profit and the employee's welfare when the employee's ability is endogenous. An SPP secures these Pareto gains by restricting the employer's ability to limit the rent the employee earns from high ability, thereby inducing the employee to increase his human capital investment.
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