Agents with and without principals

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Two views of executive pay are examined and the extent to which executives can decide their own pay is assessed.

Management Theory & Techniques, Economic aspects, Compensation and benefits, Management, Corporate governance, Executives, Executive compensation

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Do people mean what they say? Implications for subjective survey data

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A study is done using previous research to see whether answers to subjective questions in economic surveys are considered reliable. Previous research shows that economists are correct to be skeptical about results derived from subjective survey questions.

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Economists, Research, Testing, Social economics, Socioeconomics, Economic surveys, Reliability, Reliability (Trustworthiness), Subjectivity

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Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A field experiment on labor market discrimination

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The racial discrimination between whites and African-Americans in job market is studied by sending manipulated resumes. The results, which show that whites received better response than African Americans are discussed.

Labor force information, International Affairs, Racial Oppression, Applicant Selection, Analysis, Demographic aspects, Employment, African Americans, Comparative analysis, Employee selection, Whites, Race discrimination, Hiring

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