Do age complementarities affect labor productivity? Evidence from German firm level data
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- Peters, Cornelius, 2015. "Do age complementarities affect labour productivity? Evidence from German firm level data," VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy 112941, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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Keywords
age complementarities; demographic change; labor-labor substitution; linked employer-employee; translog;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2016-08-21 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-EFF-2016-08-21 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-EUR-2016-08-21 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-LAB-2016-08-21 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-URE-2016-08-21 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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