Work organization, preferences dynamics and the industrialization process |
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Authors: | Victor Hiller |
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Affiliation: | LEM, Université Paris II Panthéon Assas—LEM, 5-7 Avenue Vavin, 75006 Paris, France |
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Abstract: | In this article, the industrialization process can be regarded as the transition from traditional to modern and more coercive work organizations. Workers are heterogeneous (autonomous or non-autonomous) and according to their preferences they choose between these two organizational forms. In addition, preferences evolve through intergenerational transmission mechanisms. This setting allows for a reciprocal interplay between the evolution of workers' autonomy and the industrialization process that generates multiple development paths. Thus, the initial degree of autonomy within the workforce may have long-run implications for the level of industrialization. Finally, taking into account a complementarity between autonomy and incentives to invest in human capital, we conclude to a non-monotonic impact of workers' autonomy on the growth process. |
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Keywords: | Autonomy Cultural evolutions Growth Industrialization Organizational changes |
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