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Addison, John T., Portugal, Pedro and de Almeida Vilares, Hugo (2023) Union membership density and wages: the role of worker, firm, and job-title heterogeneity. Journal of Econometrics, 233 (2). 612 - 632. ISSN 0304-4076

Ashraf, Nava ORCID: 0000-0003-3014-8439, Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X and Jack, B. Kelsey (2014) No margin, no mission? A field experiment on incentives for public service delivery. Journal of Public Economics, 120. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0047-2727

Ashraf, Nava ORCID: 0000-0003-3014-8439, Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X and Jack, Kelsy (2012) No margin, no mission?: a field experiment on incentives for pro-social tasks. Discussion paper (8834). Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Ashraf, Nava ORCID: 0000-0003-3014-8439, Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X and Lee, Scott S. (2014) Awards unbundled: evidence from a natural field experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 100. pp. 44-63. ISSN 0167-2681

Athanasakou, Vasiliki, Ferreira, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0003-4590-8429 and Goh, Lisa ORCID: 0000-0002-9000-7518 (2022) Changes in CEO stock option grants: a look at the numbers. Journal of Corporate Finance, 75. ISSN 0929-1199

Axelson, Ulf ORCID: 0000-0002-1265-2714 and Bond, Philip (2011) Investment banking careers: an equilibrium theory of overpaid jobs. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (690). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Axelson, Ulf ORCID: 0000-0002-1265-2714 and Bond, Philip (2015) Wall Street occupations. Journal of Finance, 70 (5). 1949 - 1996. ISSN 0022-1082

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Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2006) Incentives for managers and inequality among workers: evidence from a firm level experiment. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2004) Relative and absolute incentives: evidence on worker productivity. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2008) Social capital in the workplace: evidence on its formation and consequences. Labour Economics, 15 (4). pp. 724-748. ISSN 0927-5371

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2010) Social incentives in the workplace. Review of Economic Studies, 77 (2). pp. 417-458. ISSN 0034-6527

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2013) Team incentives: evidence from a firm level. Journal of the European Economic Association, 11 (5). pp. 1079-1114. ISSN 1542-4766

Belfield, Richard and Marsden, David (2002) Matchmaking: the influence of monitoring environments on the effectiveness of performance pay systems. CEPDP (543). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753015641

Belfield, Richard and Marsden, David (2005) Performance pay for teachers: linking individual and organisational level targets. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Belfield, Richard and Marsden, David (2004) Unions, performance-related pay and procedural justice: the case of classroom teachers. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bell, Brian and Van Reenen, John ORCID: 0000-0001-9153-2907 (2016) CEO pay and the rise of relative performance contracts:a question of governance. CEP Discussion Paper (1439). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Blanes i Vidal, Jordi ORCID: 0009-0002-9237-2049 and Nossol, Mareike (2009) Tournaments without prizes: evidence from personnel records. CEP Labour Market Workshop. London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bloom, Nicholas, Romer, Paul, Terry, Stephen and Van Reenen, John ORCID: 0000-0001-9153-2907 (2013) A trapped factors model of innovation. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1189). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bloomfield, Matthew J., Heinle, Mirko and Timmermans, Oscar ORCID: 0000-0003-2220-0057 (2024) Relative performance evaluation and strategic peer-harming disclosures. Journal of Accounting Research, 62 (3). 877 - 933. ISSN 0021-8456

Boodoo, Muhammad Umar (2016) The influence of unions on companies’ CSR profiles: more internal policies and programs, but not always at the expense of external endeavors. . Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex (2014) Pay equity after the Equality Act 2010: does sexual orientation still matter? NIESR Discussion Paper (432). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Buraimo, Babatunde and Simmons, Rob (2011) Do salaries improve worker performance? Labour Economics, 18 (4). pp. 424-433. ISSN 0927-5371

Bryson, Alex, Böckerman, Petri and Ilmakunnas, Pekka (2011) Does high involvement management lead to higher pay? NIESR discussion paper (376). National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Clark, Andrew E., Freeman, Richard B and Green, Colin P. (2014) Share capitalism and worker wellbeing. IZA discussion papers (8724). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany.

Bryson, Alex, Clark, Andrew E., Freeman, Richard B. and Green, Colin P. (2015) Share capitalism and worker wellbeing. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1329). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Stokes, Lucy (2014) Are firms paying more for performance? CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1272). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Stokes, Lucy (2014) The performance pay premium: how big is it and does it affect wage dispersion? NIESR Discussion Paper (433). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Stokes, Lucy (2014) The performance pay premium: how big is it and does it affect wage dispersion? IZA discussion papers (8360). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2012) CEO bonding: who posts performance bonds and why? CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1135). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2012) CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? NIESR discussion paper (402). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2013) CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? CEPDP (1192). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2014) CEO incentive contracts in China: why does city location matter? In: Ortega, Jaime, (ed.) International Perspectives on Participation. Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms (15). Emerald Group Publishing, Bingley, UK, pp. 25-49. ISBN 9781784411695

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2012) The CEO labour market in China’s public listed companies. NIESR discussion papers (391). The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2014) How much influence does the Chinese state have over CEOs and their compensation? In: Ortega, Jaime, (ed.) International Perspectives on Participation. Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms (15). Emerald Group Publishing, Bingley, UK, pp. 1-23. ISBN 9781784411695

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2012) What do we know about China's CEO's? Evidence from across the whole economy. NIESR discussion papers (397). The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Zhou, Minghai (2014) Who posts performance bonds and why?: evidence from China's CEOs. China Economic Review, 30. pp. 520-529. ISSN 1043-951X

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard (2014) Employee stock purchase plans: gift or incentive? Evidence from a multinational corporation. NIESR Discussion Paper (439). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard (2008) How does shared capitalism affect economic performance in the UK? CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP0885). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard B. (2014) Employee stock purchase plans – gift or incentive? evidence from a multinational corporation. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1307). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard B. (2014) Employee stock purchase plans: gift or incentive? Evidence from a multinational corporation. IZA discussion papers (8537). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany.

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard B. (2010) To join or not to join? Factors influencing employee share plan membership in a multinational corporation. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1001). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B., Lucifora, Claudio, Pellizzari, Michele and Perotin, V (2013) Paying for performance: incentive pay schemes and employees’ financial participation. In: Boeri, Tito, Lucifora, Claudio and Murph, Kevin J., (eds.) Executive Remuneration and Employee Performance-Related Pay. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 122-123. ISBN 9780199669806

Bryson, Alex, Freeman, Richard B., Lucifora, Claudio, Pellizzari, Michele and Pérotin, Virginie (2012) Paying for performance: incentive pay schemes and employees' financial participation. CEP discussion papers (CEPDP1112). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bryson, Alex and Zhou, Minghai (2012) What do we know about China's CEO's? Evidence from across the whole economy. Centre for Economic Performance occasional papers (31). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Burkart, Mike ORCID: 0000-0002-0954-4499 and Raff, Konrad (2011) Performance pay, CEO dismissal, and the dual role of takeovers. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (694). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Böckerman, Petri, Bryson, Alex and Ilmakunnas, Pekka (2011) Does high involvement management lead to higher pay? CEP discussion paper (1046). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Chaigneau, Pierre (2010) Aversion to the variability of pay and optimal incentive contracts. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (654). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Chaigneau, Pierre (2012) The effect of risk preferences on the valuation and incentives of compensation contracts. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (697). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Chaigneau, Pierre (2010) The optimal timing of executive compensation. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (660). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex and Gottlieb, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0555-6185 (2018) Does improved information improve incentives? Journal of Financial Economics, 130 (2). 291 - 307. ISSN 0304-405X

Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex and Gottlieb, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0555-6185 (2022) How should performance signals affect contracts? Review of Financial Studies, 35 (1). 168 - 206. ISSN 0893-9454

Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex and Gottlieb, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0555-6185 (2024) A theory of fair CEO pay. American Economic Review. ISSN 0002-8282 (In Press)

Chaigneau, Pierre, Edmans, Alex and Gottlieb, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0555-6185 (2014) The value of informativeness for contracting. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (737). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Choudhary, M. Ali, Gabriel, Vasco J. and Rickman, Neil (2021) Individual incentives and workers' contracts: evidence from a field experiment. Oxford Economic Papers, 73 (1). 248 - 272. ISSN 0030-7653

Claridge, Jordan ORCID: 0000-0002-8064-7394, Delabastita, Vincent and Gibbs, Spike (2024) (In-kind) wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: it’s not (all) about the money. Explorations in Economic History, 94. ISSN 0014-4983

Claridge, Jordan ORCID: 0000-0002-8064-7394, Delabastita, Vincent and Gibbs, Spike (2023) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: it's not (all) about the money. Economic History Working Papers (360). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Clark, Andrew E., Masclet, David and Villeval, Marie-Claire (2008) Effort and comparison income: experimental and survey evidence. CEP Discussion Paper (886). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 9780853282938

Cordella, Antonio ORCID: 0000-0002-4468-7807 and Cordella, Tito (2017) Motivations, monitoring technologies, and pay for performance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 133. pp. 236-255. ISSN 0167-2681

Cuñat, Vicente ORCID: 0000-0001-7504-2801, Giné, Mireia and Guadalupe, Maria (2016) Say pays! Shareholder voice and firm performance. Review of Finance, 20 (5). 1799 - 1834. ISSN 1572-3097

Cuñat, Vicente ORCID: 0000-0001-7504-2801 and Guadalupe, Maria (2005) How does product market competition shape incentive contracts? CEPDP (687). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753018675

Cuñat, Vicente ORCID: 0000-0001-7504-2801 and Guadalupe, Maria (2005) How does product market competition shape incentive contracts? Journal of the European Economic Association, 3 (5). pp. 1058-1082. ISSN 1542-4774

Cvitanić, Jakŝa and Xing, Hao (2018) Asset pricing under optimal contracts. Journal of Economic Theory, 173. pp. 142-180. ISSN 1095-7235

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Feichter, Christoph, Moers, Frank and Timmermans, Oscar ORCID: 0000-0003-2220-0057 (2022) Relative performance evaluation and competitive aggressiveness. Journal of Accounting Research, 60 (5). 1859 - 1913. ISSN 0021-8456

Ferreira, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0003-4590-8429 and Braido, Luis (2006) Options can induce risk taking for arbitrary preferences. Economic Theory, 27 (3). pp. 513-522. ISSN 0938-2259

Forth, John, Bryson, Alex and Stokes, Lucy (2014) Are firms paying more for performance? NIESR Discussion Paper (423). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

Frantz, Pascal ORCID: 0009-0005-3394-0589, Instefjord, Norvald and Walker, Martin (2007) Executive compensation contracts: a model of disclosure choice. . Social Science Research Network.

Freeman, Richard B. (2008) When workers share in profits: effort and responses to shirking. CEP Discussion Paper (882). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 9780853282891

French, Stephen, Kubo, Katsuyuki and Marsden, David (2001) Does performance pay de-motivate, and does it matter? . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Fuchs, William, Garicano, Luis and Rayo, Luis (2014) Optimal contracting and the organization of knowledge. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1308). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Fuchs, William, Garicano, Luis and Rayo, Luis (2015) Optimal contracting and the organization of knowledge. Review of Economic Studies, 82 (2). 632 - 658. ISSN 0034-6527

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Gmeiner, Michael W. ORCID: 0000-0002-9604-4061, Gschwandtner, Adelina and Mcmanus, Richard (2023) Keeping up with academic Jones’: benchmarking and university Vice Chancellors’ pay in the UK. Higher Education Policy. ISSN 0952-8733

Goldthorpe, John H. and McKnight, Abigail (2004) The economic basis of social class. CASEpaper (80). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Goldthorpe, John H. and McKnight, Abigail (2006) The economic basis of social class. In: Morgan, Stephen L., Grusky, David B. and Fields, Gary S., (eds.) Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics. Stanford University Press, Stanford, pp. 109-136. ISBN 9780804752497

Gomes, Renato, Gottlieb, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0555-6185 and Maestri, Lucas (2016) Experimentation and project selection: screening and learning. Games and Economic Behavior, 96. 145 - 169. ISSN 0899-8256

Gomez, Rafael and Tzioumis, Konstantinos (2006) What do unions do to executive compensation? CEPDP (CEPDP0720). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753019469

Gregg, Paul, Jewell, Sarah and Tonks, Ian (2010) Executive pay and performance in the UK. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (657). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Guadalupe, Maria (2005) Product market competition returns to skill and wage inequality. CEPDP (686). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753018667

Guasoni, Paolo, Muhle-Karbe, Johannes and Xing, Hao (2017) Robust portfolios and weak incentives in long-run investments. Mathematical Finance, 27 (1). pp. 3-37. ISSN 0960-1627

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Inkmann, Joachim (2006) Compensating wage differentials for defined benefit and defined contribution occupational pension scheme benefits. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (564). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Manning, Alan ORCID: 0000-0002-7884-3580 and Saidi, Farzad (2008) Understanding the gender pay gap: what's competition got to do with it? CEP Discussion Paper (898). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 9780853283317

Mark, Bryan and Bryson, Alex (2015) Has performance pay increased wage inequality in Britain? CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1346). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Marsden, David (2015) Teachers and performance pay in 2014: first results of a survey. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1332). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Marsden, David (2004) Unions and procedural justice: an alternative to the 'common rule'. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Marsden, David (2009) The paradox of performance related pay systems: ‘why do we keep adopting them in the face of evidence that they fail to motivate?’. CEP Discussion Papers (946). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Marsden, David and Belfield, Richard (2006) Pay for performance where output is hard to measure: the case of performance pay for school teachers. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Molina-Domene, Maria (2018) Why do large companies pay higher salaries? LSE Business Review (16 Jul 2018). Website.

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Olivetti, Claudia and Petrongolo, Barbara (2018) The economic consequences of family-oriented policies. LSE Business Review (20 Aug 2018). Website.

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Pakrashi, Debayan and Frijters, Paul (2017) Migration and discrimination in urban China: a decomposition approach. Review of Income and Wealth, 63 (4). pp. 821-840. ISSN 0034-6586

Pissarides, Christopher ORCID: 0000-0002-0695-058X (2002) Consumption and savings with unemployment risk: implications for optimal employment contracts. CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0542 (0542). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0-75-301563-3

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Stokes, Lucy, Bryson, Alex, Forth, John and Weale, Martin (2014) Who fared better? The fortunes of performance-pay and fixed-pay workers through recession. NIESR Discussion Paper (440). National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK.

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Timmermans, Oscar ORCID: 0000-0003-2220-0057 (2024) Cash versus share payouts in relative performance plans. Accounting Review, 99 (6). 451 - 489. ISSN 0001-4826