The motivational cost of inequality: pay gaps reduce the willingness to pursue rewards
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- Gesiarz, Filip & De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel C J M & Sharot, Tali, 2019. "The motivational cost of inequality: pay gaps reduce the willingness to pursue rewards," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 103451, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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Keywords
inequality; pay-gaps; motivation; effort; affect; reward;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2021-02-15 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HRM-2021-02-15 (Human Capital and Human Resource Management)
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