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Productivity and the Age Composition of Work Teams: Evidence from the Assembly Line

Axel H. Borsch-Supan
University of Mannheim - Department of Economics; University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Matthias Weiss
University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA)

December 15, 2008

MEA Discussion Paper No. 148-07

Abstract:
This paper studies the relation between workers' age and their productivity in work teams. We explore a 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 responsible for the errors. We do not find evidence that productivity declines with age.

Keywords: Age-Productivity Profiles

JEL Classifications: J24, J14, D24

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Date posted: January 31, 2009 ; Last revised: June 30, 2009

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Borsch-Supan, Axel H. and Weiss, Matthias, Productivity and the Age Composition of Work Teams: Evidence from the Assembly Line (December 15, 2008). MEA Discussion Paper No. 148-07. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1335390

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Matthias Weiss (Contact Author) University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) ( email ) D-68131 Mannheim Germany
Axel H. Borsch-Supan University of Mannheim - Department of Economics ( email ) D-68131 Mannheim Germany 49-621-181-1861 (Phone) 49-621-292-5426 (Fax)
University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) D-68131 Mannheim Germany
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) ( email ) 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 United States
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) 90-98 Goswell Road London EC1V 7RR United Kingdom