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The Facts About Referrals: Toward an Understanding of Employee Referral Networks

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Citation 79

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The Facts About Referrals: Toward an Understanding of Employee Referral Networks

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2017

Stephen V. Burks, Bo Cowgill, Mitchell Hoffman and Michael Gene Housman

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department

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The Value of Hiring Through Referrals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7382

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 18 May 2013 Last Revised: 04 May 2023

Stephen V. Burks, Bo Cowgill, Mitchell Hoffman and Michael Gene Housman

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department

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Citation 77

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Overconfidence is a Social Signaling Bias

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4840

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Citation 38

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Performance Pay and the Erosion of Worker Cooperation: Field Experimental Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2013

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 13 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter and Lorenz Goette

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics and University of Lausanne

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Toward the Integration of Personality Theory and Decision Theory in the Explanation of Economic and Health Behavior

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6750

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 28 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Aldo Rustichini, Colin G. DeYoung, Jon Anderson, Jon C. Anderson and Stephen V. Burks

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of Minnesota - Morris, Minnesota Crop Improvement Association and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Citation 3

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Cognitive Skills Explain Economic Preferences, Strategic Behavior, and Job Attachment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3609

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 04 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Citation 30

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Training Contracts, Worker Overconfidence, and the Provision of Firm-Sponsored General Training

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 18 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2013

Mitchell Hoffman and Stephen V. Burks

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Comparing Students to Workers: The Effects of Social Framing on Behavior in Distribution Games

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1341

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Oct 2004 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Stephen V. Burks and Eric A. Verhoogen

Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science and Columbia University - School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA)

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Fairness and Freight-Handlers: Local Labor-Market Conditions and Wage-Fairness Perceptions in a Trucking Firm

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1352

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Oct 2004 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Eric A. Verhoogen, Jeffrey P. Carpenter and Stephen V. Burks

Columbia University - School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), Middlebury College - Department of Economics and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Using Behavioral Economic Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2789

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 May 2007 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette, Kristen A. Monaco, Kay Porter and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics, Independent and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Training Contracts, Employee Turnover, and the Returns from Firm-Sponsored General Training

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Citation 4

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Training Contracts, Employee Turnover, and the Returns from Firm-Sponsored General Training

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10835

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 04 May 2023

Mitchell Hoffman and Stephen V. Burks

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Training Contracts, Employee Turnover, and the Returns from Firm-Sponsored General Training

NBER Working Paper No. w23247

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2023

Mitchell Hoffman and Stephen V. Burks

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Citation 4

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Stuck in the Slow Lane: Traffic Composition and the Measurement of Labor Productivity in the U.S. Trucking Industry

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2576

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Kenneth Boyer and Stephen V. Burks

Michigan State University and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Lab Measures of Other-Regarding Preferences Can Predict Some Related On-the-Job Behavior: Evidence from a Large Scale Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9767

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2023

Stephen V. Burks, Daniele Nosenzo, Jon Anderson, Matthew Bombyk, Derek Ganzhorn, Lorenz Götte and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, University of Nottingham, University of Minnesota - Morris, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics, Northwestern University, University of Bonn and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Health Behavior and Accident Risk: Obesity is Associated with the Future Risk of Heavy Truck Crashes Among Newly Recruited Commercial Drivers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6408

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Jon Anderson, Manjari Govada, Tricia K. Steffen, Chris Thorne, Vasileia Varvarigou, Stefanos Kales and Stephen V. Burks

University of Minnesota - Morris, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard University - Department of Environmental Health and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Which Measures of Time Preference Best Predict Outcomes? Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5808

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Citation 17

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A Multi-Method Approach to Identifying Norms and Normative Expectations within a Corporate Hierarchy: Evidence from the Financial Services Industry

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5818

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks and Erin L. Krupka

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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Citation 13

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Self Selection Does Not Increase Other-Regarding Preferences Among Adult Laboratory Subjects, But Student Subjects May Be More Self-Regarding than Adults

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5389

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021

Jon Anderson, Jon C. Anderson, Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette, Karsten Maurer, Daniele Nosenzo, Ruth Potter, Kim Rocha and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota - Morris, Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Nottingham, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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Is the U.S. Labor Market for Truck Drivers Broken? An Empirical Analysis Using Nationally Representative Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11813

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks and Kristen A. Monaco

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science and California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics

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Job Creation and Job Destruction Dynamics in the U.S. Truck Transportation Industry, 1995-2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16184

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 31 May 2023

Jason Miller, Jonathan Phares and Stephen V. Burks

Michigan State University, Ivy College of Business and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Worker Overconfidence: Field Evidence and Implications for Employee Turnover and Returns from Training

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Worker Overconfidence: Field Evidence and Implications for Employee Turnover and Returns from Training

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10794

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 04 May 2023

Mitchell Hoffman and Stephen V. Burks

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Worker Overconfidence: Field Evidence and Implications for Employee Turnover and Returns from Training

NBER Working Paper No. w23240

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022

Mitchell Hoffman and Stephen V. Burks

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Moving Ahead by Thinking Backwards: Cognitive Skills, Personality, and Economic Preferences in Collegiate Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7952

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks, Connor Lewis, Paul Kivi, Amanda Wiener, Jon Anderson, Lorenz Götte, Colin G. DeYoung and Aldo Rustichini

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, University of Minnesota - Morris, University of Minnesota - Morris, University of Minnesota - Morris, University of Minnesota - Morris, University of Lausanne, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics

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When is High Turnover Cheaper? A Simple Model of Cost Tradeoffs in a Long-Distance Truckload Motor Carrier, with Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16477

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 29 Sep 2023

Stephen V. Burks, Arne Kildegaard, Kristen A. Monaco and Jason Miller

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, University of Minnesota - Morris, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics and Michigan State University

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What are Over-the-Road Truckers Paid for? Evidence from an Exogenous Regulatory Change on the Role of Social Comparisons and Work Organization in Wage Determination

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6375

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Stephen V. Burks and Frederick Guy

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science and University of London - Birkbeck College

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Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project

NBER Working Paper No. w12976

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2022

Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Lorenz Goette, Kristen A. Monaco, Aldo Rustichini and Kay Porter

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics and Independent

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State-Level Trucking Employment and the Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S: Understanding Heterogenous Declines and Rebounds

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16265

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Jun 2023

Jonathan Phares, Jason Miller and Stephen V. Burks

Iowa State University, Michigan State University and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Bring Out the Bulls: Employment Dynamics of Trucking Firms During Highly Expansive Market Conditions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17627

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Jan 2025

Jason W. Miller, Jonathan Phares and Stephen V. Burks

Michigan State University, The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Students, Iowa State University and University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

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Stephen V. Burks

University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science

Professor of Economics and Management

Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Research Fellow

Center for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx)

External Fellow

Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

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