Método de compensación, discriminación y autoselección

• Autores: Marco A. Barrenechea-Méndez, José Manuel Mansilla Fernández
• Localización: Papeles de economía española, ISSN 0210-9107, Nº 167, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: La empresa española entre la eficiencia y la desigualdad: organización, estrategias y mercados), págs. 132-143
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Este artículo analiza el efecto del método de compensación sobre las decisiones de autoselección de los trabajadores inmigrantes en una serie de países de la Unión Europea. Primero argumenta que el pago a destajo, en relación con los bonos discrecionales, reduce la percepción de los trabajadores inmigrantes de ser discriminados en términos salariales y, por tanto, los induce a autoseleccionarse. Luego, utilizando la Encuesta europea sobre condiciones de trabajo, encuentra indicios sobre la validez de este argumento. Este artículo conlleva implicaciones importantes para las empresas. Concretamente, estas pueden atraer trabajadores inmigrantes altamente productivos utilizando pago a destajo en lugar de bonos discrecionales.

  • English

    The paper investigates the effect of the compensation method on the self-selection decisions of immigrant workers in a series of European countries. We first argue that piece rates, as compared with discretionary bonuses, reduce the perception of the immigrant workers that they will be discriminated in terms of pay; hence piece rates induce them to self-select. Next, we use the European Working Conditions Survey to provide insight regarding the validity of this argument. The paper offers a relevant implication for companies. In particular, they can attract highly productivity immigrants using piece rates rather than discretionary bonuses

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