TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactions between workers and the technology of production
T2 - Evidence from professional baseball
AU - Gould, Eric D.
AU - Winter, Eyal
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - This paper shows that workers can affect the productivity of their coworkers based on income maximization considerations, rather than relying on behavioral considerations such as peer pressure, social norms, and shame. We show that a worker's effort has a positive effect on the effort of coworkers if they are complements in production, and a negative effect if they are substitutes. The theory is tested using a panel data set of baseball players from 1970 to 2003. The results are consistent with the idea that the effort choices of workers interact in ways that are dependent on the technology of production.
AB - This paper shows that workers can affect the productivity of their coworkers based on income maximization considerations, rather than relying on behavioral considerations such as peer pressure, social norms, and shame. We show that a worker's effort has a positive effect on the effort of coworkers if they are complements in production, and a negative effect if they are substitutes. The theory is tested using a panel data set of baseball players from 1970 to 2003. The results are consistent with the idea that the effort choices of workers interact in ways that are dependent on the technology of production.
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U2 - 10.1162/rest.91.1.188
DO - 10.1162/rest.91.1.188
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AN - SCOPUS:69949151378
SN - 0034-6535
VL - 91
SP - 188
EP - 200
JO - Review of Economics and Statistics
JF - Review of Economics and Statistics
IS - 1
ER -