Age and Gender Effects of Workforce Composition on Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises

• Autorzy: Christian Pfeifer , Joachim Wagner
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This empirical paper documents the relationship between the composition of a firm's workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using newly available, unique data. We find concave age-productivity profiles and a negative correlation of age on firms' profitability. Moreover, our micro-econometric analysis reveals for the first time that the ceteris paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand with a lower level of profitability in these firms. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Microeconomic conditions; Employment structure; Workforce productivity; Human and labour; Labour efficiency; Enterprise profitability; Equal rights for women and men; Age management; Ceteris paribus

PL

Uwarunkowania mikroekonomiczne; Struktura zatrudnienia; Produktywność siły roboczej; Człowiek a praca; Wydajność pracy; Rentowność przedsiębiorstwa; Równouprawnienie kobiet i mężczyzn; Zarządzanie wiekiem; Ceteris paribus

• Czasopismo: Contemporary Economics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 25--49

Twórcy

autor

Christian Pfeifer

• Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany

autor

Joachim Wagner

• Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany

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DOI

10.5709/ce.1897-9254.129