The Role of Peers in Estimating Tenure-Performance Profiles: Evidence from Personnel Data

Andries de Grip, Jan Sauermann and Inge Sieben

No 6164, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper, we estimate tenure-performance profiles using unique panel data that contain detailed information on individual workers' performance. We find that a 10 per cent increase in tenure leads to an increase in performance of 5.5 per cent of a standard deviation. This translates to an average performance increase of about 75 per cent within the first year of the employment relationship. Furthermore, we show that there are peer effects in learning on-the- job: Workers placed in teams with more experienced and thus more productive peers perform significantly better than those placed in teams with less experienced peers. An increase in the average team tenure by one standard deviation leads to an increase of 11 to 14 per cent of a standard deviation in performance.

Keywords: peer effects; learning on-the-job; experience; tenure-performance profiles; productivity; call centres (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 J24 L89 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2011-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eff, nep-hrm, nep-lab and nep-lma
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 2016, 126, 39-54

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Journal Article: The role of peers in estimating tenure-performance profiles: Evidence from personnel data (2016)
Working Paper: The role of peers in estimating tenure-performance profiles: evidence from personnel data (2011)
Working Paper: The role of peers in estimating tenure-performance profiles: evidence from personnel data (2011)
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