Seniority Rules and Productivity
An Empirical Test
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9727477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur E Blakemore, Dennis L Hoffman |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 223 |
| Pages | 359 |
| Publication date | 1989-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2554283 |
| OpenAlex | W2000127268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
The primary purpose of this paper is to test empirically the effect of labor quality on short-run manufacturing productivity. In doing so, the study makes major advances in two areas. For the first time, a job tenure function is estimated, and a time series of job tenure in manufacturing is developed. This estimated tenure series empirically verifies the use of seniority rules in the firm-worker employment relationship. Having generated a tenure series, the authors then test whether tenure enhances productivity in manufacturing. The results clearly indicate that seniority rules have a statistically significant positive impact on productivity, and the pattern of the seniority rules is reminiscent of a model where human capital has a specific component. Copyright 1989 by The London School of Economics and Political Science
Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Human capital · Labour economics · Political science · Productivity · Quality (philosophy) · Seniority · Test (biology) · Firm Innovation and Growth · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Law · Merger and Competition Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2023 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |