Profit related pay in Italy: A microeconometric analysis

作者: Gianni Amisano , Alessandra Del Boca

DOI: 10.1108/01437720410554160

关键词: Actuarial scienceIncentivePaymentEconomicsEconometricsLogistic regressionProfit (economics)DebtPanel dataLower cost

摘要: This paper investigates which company characteristics affect the decision to introduce profit‐sharing. Unlike most studies, this relies on a ten‐year panel. The results presented in are based estimation of panel data fixed‐effect logit model. Given that they immune from heterogeneity bias, it is believed these more reliable than those obtained by estimating cross‐sectional models. These line with common findings literature. Companies likely profit‐sharing (PS) larger firms invest more, due lower cost debt, and tend pay higher wages as an incentive boost initially productivity. companies undertake investment projects support interpretation PS risk‐sharing device.

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