Michael Gibbs

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Clinical Professor of Economics

5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

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Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals

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Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2021-56
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 May 2021 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2024
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Collaboration, Covid-19 Pandemic, Productivity, Remote Working, Telecommuting, Working From Home, Work Hours, Work Time

Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on it Professionals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14336
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 May 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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work hours, telecommuting, remote working, productivity, pandemic, COVID-19, collaboration, working from home, work time

Work from Home and Productivity: Evidence from Personnel and Analytics Data on Information Technology Professionals

Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel, and Christoph Siemroth (2023): "Work from Home and Productivity: Evidence from Personnel and Analytics Data on Information Technology Professionals", Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 1(1), 7-41.
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 May 2021 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2023
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Collaboration, Coordination, Productivity, Remote Working, Telecommuting, Working From Home, Work Hours, Work Time

Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 21-13
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 May 2021 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2024
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Collaboration, Covid-19 Pandemic, Productivity, Remote Working, Telecommuting, Working From Home, Work Hours, Work Time

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Causes and Effects of Subjectivity in Incentives

U. of Southern California, Leventhal School of Accounting; U. of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Feb 2002
Michael Gibbs, Kenneth A. Merchant, Wim A. Van der Stede and Mark E. Vargus
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Accounting & Information Management
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Incentives; Discretionary bonus; Subjective bonus; Pay satisfaction

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Performance Measure Properties and Incentives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1356
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Michael Gibbs, Kenneth A. Merchant, Wim A. Van der Stede and Mark E. Vargus
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Accounting & Information Management
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incentives, performance measures

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Design and Implementation of Pay for Performance

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Design and Implementation of Pay for Performance

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 12-05
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2019
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Incentives, Pay for Performance, Performance Measurement, Subjective Evaluation

Design and Implementation of Pay for Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6322
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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incentives, pay for performance, performance measurement, subjective evaluation

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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

Review of Economics and Statistics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Michael Gibbs, Susanne Neckermann and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Innovation, creativity, intrinsic motivation, incentives, performance measurement

A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8096
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michael Gibbs, Susanne Neckermann and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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innovation, creativity, intrinsic motivation, incentives

A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-096
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Dec 2014
Michael Gibbs, Susanne Neckermann and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

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Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5985
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 25 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alec R. Levenson, Cynthia Zoghi, Michael Gibbs and George S. Benson
University of Southern California - Center for Effective Organizations (CEO), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas at Arlington
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incentives, ratchet effect

Optimizing Incentive Plan Design: A Case Study

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Sep 2011
Alec R. Levenson, Cynthia Zoghi, Michael Gibbs and George S. Benson
University of Southern California - Center for Effective Organizations (CEO), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas at Arlington
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Incentives, Ratchet Effect

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The Economic Approach to Personnel Research

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The Economic Approach to Personnel Research

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Oct 2000
Michael Gibbs and Alec R. Levenson
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Southern California - Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)
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The Economic Approach to Personnel Research

THE EXPANSION OF ECONOMICS, Shoshana Grossbard-Schechtman, ed., M.E. Sharpe, 2001
Posted: 08 Feb 2001
Michael Gibbs and Alec R. Levenson
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Southern California - Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)

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Personnel Economics, Economics of Organization, Decentralization, Intrinsic Motivation

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Mergers of Equals and Unequals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2426
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Valerie Smeets, Kathryn Ierulli and Michael Gibbs
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Chicago and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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conflicts, internal organization, mergers

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Why are Jobs Designed the Way They are?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1529
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Cynthia Zoghi, Alec R. Levenson and Michael Gibbs
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, University of Southern California - Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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job design, organization design, specialization, intrinsic motivation, job enrichment

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Job Design, Learning & Intrinsic Motivation

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Job Design, Learning & Intrinsic Motivation

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Apr 2021
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Intrinsic motivation, learning, job design, incentives, performance measurement

Job Design, Learning & Intrinsic Motivation

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 21-11, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2021-47
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Are Administrative Pay Systems a Veil? Evidence from Within-Firm Data

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Feb 1997
Michael Gibbs and Wallace E. Hendricks
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance
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Employee Innovation During Office Work, Work from Home and Hybrid Work

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Employee Innovation During Office Work, Work from Home and Hybrid Work

Forthcoming at Scientific Reports
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Jul 2024
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Collaboration, Coordination, Innovation, Working From Home, Hybrid Work, Telecommuting

Employee Innovation During Office Work, Work from Home and Hybrid Work

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-89
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 31 Jul 2024
Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel and Christoph Siemroth
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Collaboration, Coordination, Innovation, Working From Home, Hybrid Work, Telecommuting

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Returns to Skills & Personnel Management: U.S. Dod Scientists and Engineers

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Oct 2001
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Compensation, skills, recruitment, retention

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Globalization, Superstars, and the Importance of Reputation: Theory & Evidence from the Wine Industry

Chicago Booth School of Business Research Paper No. 09-13
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 15 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2019
Michael Gibbs, Mikel Tapia and Frederic Warzynski
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics
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Reputation, Globalization, Wine

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Past, Present and Future Compensation Research: Economist Perspectives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10671
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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intrinsic motivation, evaluation, incentives, compensation

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The Information Organization: On changes in information technology and organizational design

Foundations and Trends in Accounting
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 07 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2025
Michael Gibbs and Wim A. Van der Stede
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Information technology, Organizational design, Economics of organization, Personnel economics, Management accounting

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Dodging a Draft: Gary Becker's Lost Paper on Conscription

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Dodging a Draft: Gary Becker's Lost Paper on Conscription

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 20-09
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 May 2020 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2021
Michael Gibbs and Timothy Perri
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Appalachian State University
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Dodging a Draft: Gary Becker's Lost Paper on Conscription

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Apr 2021
Michael Gibbs and Timothy Perri
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Appalachian State University
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Dodging a Draft: Gary Becker's Lost Paper on Conscription

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14284
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Michael Gibbs and Timothy Perri
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Appalachian State University
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conscription, labor market public policy

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Job Design, Learning & Intrinsic Motivation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14285
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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performance measurement, incentives, job design, learning, intrinsic motivation

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Determinants and Effects of Subjectivity in Incentives

Accounting Review, Vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 409-436, April 2004
Posted: 25 Mar 2006
Michael Gibbs, Kenneth A. Merchant, Wim A. Van der Stede and Mark E. Vargus
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Accounting & Information Management

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Incentives, performance evaluation, subjectivity

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Do Formal Salary Systems Really Matter?

Posted: 03 Oct 2004
Michael Gibbs and Wallace E. Hendricks
University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance

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Formal salary systems, internal labor markets

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Incentive Compensation in a Corporate Hierarchy

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMICS, 1995
Posted: 20 Dec 1998
Michael Gibbs
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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