Yellen-Akerlof efficiency wage model

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:efficiency_wage_hypothesis
gptkbp:describes relationship between wages and worker effort
gptkbp:explains involuntary unemployment
gptkbp:field labor economics
gptkbp:hasConcept firms pay above-market wages to increase worker productivity
higher wages reduce shirking
worker effort depends on relative wage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yellen-Akerlof efficiency wage model
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Shapiro-Stiglitz_model
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:George_Akerlof
gptkb:Janet_Yellen
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Quarterly_Journal_of_Economics
gptkbp:relatedTo efficiency wage theory
labor market equilibrium
gptkbp:yearProposed 1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Janet_Louise_Yellen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5