Productivity and the Age Composition of Work Teams: Evidence from the Assembly Line
MEA Discussion Paper No. 148-07
36 Pages Posted: 31 Jan 2009 Last revised: 30 Jun 2009
Date Written: December 15, 2008
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 Classification: J24, J14, D24
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