Envy in the workplace

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 142
Issue: C
Pages: 18-21

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Envy affects the optimal employment contract offered to employees with different productivity. The employees’ envy towards colleagues distorts the effort exerted by the less productive employees. However, this distortion is mitigated when employees are also envious towards their boss.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:142:y:2016:i:c:p:18-21
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25