Abstract
The authors study the relation between workers’ age and their productivity in work teams, based on a new and unique data set that combines data on errors occurring in the production process of a large car manufacturer with detailed information on the personal characteristics of workers related to the errors. The authors correct for non-random sample selection and the potential endogeneity of the age-composition in work teams. The results suggest that productivity in this plant which is typical for large-scale manufacturing does not decline at least up to age 60.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 30-42 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of the Economics of Ageing |
| Volume | 7 |
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| State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Age-productivity profiles