We review the evidence on social incentives, namely on how social interactions with
colleagues, subordinates, bosses, customers, and others shape agents' effort choices in …

In this chapter, I provide an overview of research on social networks and their role in
shaping behavior and economic outcomes. I include discussion of empirical and theoretical …

We estimate peer effects in paid paternity leave in Norway using a regression discontinuity
design. Coworkers and brothers are 11 and 15 percentage points, respectively, more likely …

Identifying the factors that determine academic performance is an essential part of
educational research. Existing research indicates that class attendance is a useful predictor …

This paper provides an analytical framework and uses data from the US and Germany to test
for the existence of contagious presenteeism and negative externalities in sick leave …

This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States.
Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate …

We estimate the impact of individual principals on school outcomes by using panel data that
allow us to track principals over time. We find that individual principals have a substantive …

In this paper we estimate peer effects in parental leave (PL), analyzing whether mothers'
choices may be influenced by prior decisions made by their female colleagues. We identify …

In most countries, employers are financially responsible for sick pay during an initial period
of a worker's absence spell, after which the public insurance system covers the bill. Based …

We analyze whether mothers' parental leave decisions depend on their coworkers'
decisions. The identification of peer effects bears various challenges due to correlated …