Abstract
We provide a finite-horizon counterpart to the Shapiro and Stiglitz model of unemployment to show how workers’ effort falls as they approach the end of an employment spell. The model provides a reason for wages rising more rapidly than productivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 98-101 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 134 |
| Early online date | 7 Jul 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2015 |
Keywords
- Wages
- shirking
- finite horizons
- retirement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)