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 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: Financial support from the Icelandic Centre for Research , grant 130551-053 and the University of Iceland Research Fund is gratefully acknowledged. We are grateful to an anonymous referee for comments. Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Elsevier B.V.Other keywords
- Finite horizons
- Retirement
- Shirking
- Wages