Why Do Firms Use Incentives That Have No Incentive Effects?

RECALL BIAS AMONG DISPLACED WORKERS by Paul Oyer Economics Letters, March 2004, pages 392-397. ABSTRACT

I analyze a survey that mimics the Displaced Workers Supplement (DWS) of the CPS. Laid off workers accurately recall several features of lost jobs. However, workers provide ambiguous explanations for job loss and, on average, slightly overstate pre-layoff earnings.

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