Compensation (psychology)

  1. Plant closure reduced incumbent votes, but effects faded after compensation
    Analysis of Danish shipyard closure shows plant closures reduce incumbent support through unemployment and blame attribution, but targeted compensation policies can neutralize electoral effects.
  2. Output-based wages were linked to higher quality and slower task work
    Study shows output-based pay leads to higher quality and more time per task unit than time-based pay, suggesting compensation structure signals performance standards.
  3. Danish landowners prefer higher compensation for restrictive agri-environment schemes
    Choice experiment analysis of Danish landowners' preferences for temporary versus permanent agri-environmental schemes, revealing policy design misalignment between implicit discount rates.