Social Norms and the Labor Market
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Social Norms and the Labor Market. / Görges, Luise; Nosenzo, Daniele.
Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. ed. / Klaus F. Zimmermann. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020. p. 1-26.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Social Norms and the Labor Market
AU - Görges, Luise
AU - Nosenzo, Daniele
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The concept of "social norms'' is often used in the literature to explain labor market phenomena that are otherwise difficult to understand through the lens of standard economic theory. This chapter surveys a small but growing experimental literature that aims to measure the social norms that individuals uphold in a variety of labor market contexts. The survey covers four broad topics, concerning (1) fair wage norms and norms of reciprocity in effort provision; (2) the existence of misalignments in the norms that prevail within the hierarchy of an organization; (3) the impact of work policies and labor market interventions on norms; and (4) gender norms. The picture that emerges from the survey highlights the importance of empirically measuring, in a direct way, the norms that prevail in a given context, rather than inferring them indirectly from observed behavior.
AB - The concept of "social norms'' is often used in the literature to explain labor market phenomena that are otherwise difficult to understand through the lens of standard economic theory. This chapter surveys a small but growing experimental literature that aims to measure the social norms that individuals uphold in a variety of labor market contexts. The survey covers four broad topics, concerning (1) fair wage norms and norms of reciprocity in effort provision; (2) the existence of misalignments in the norms that prevail within the hierarchy of an organization; (3) the impact of work policies and labor market interventions on norms; and (4) gender norms. The picture that emerges from the survey highlights the importance of empirically measuring, in a direct way, the norms that prevail in a given context, rather than inferring them indirectly from observed behavior.
KW - Economics
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_131-1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_131-1
M3 - Chapter
SP - 1
EP - 26
BT - Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics
A2 - Zimmermann, Klaus F.
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
CY - Cham
ER -