@article{BoerschSupanHunklerWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Hunkler, Christian and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Big data at work: Age and labor productivity in the service sector}, series = {The Journal of the Economics of Ageing}, volume = {19}, journal = {The Journal of the Economics of Ageing}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.jeoa.2021.100319}, abstract = {Does productivity decline with age? Does population aging harm economic growth? We exploit process-generated data from a large and typical service-sector company. We find no decline in average productivity in the age range of 20-60. This result is precisely measured. Our innovative identification strategy corrects for sample selection, endogeneity of age composition and age-cohort confounding. Our big data are essential to extract the signal from the noise that has marred many previous studies. While average productivity stays flat, we find variation according to task complexity. Productivity increases with age in teams with more demanding tasks and decreases in routine tasks.}, language = {de} } @book{BoerschSupanHunklerWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Hunkler, Christian and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Big Data at Work}, address = {Regensburg}, organization = {Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg / Fakult{\"a}t Betriebswirtschaft}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-21637}, publisher = {Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg}, pages = {59}, abstract = {Does productivity decline with age? Does population aging harm economic growth? We exploit process-generated data from a large and typical service-sector company. We find no decline in average productivity in the age range of 20-60. This result is precisely measured. Our innovative identification strategy corrects for sample selection, endogeneity of age composition and age-cohort confounding. Our big data are essential to extract the signal from the noise that has marred many previous studies. While average productivity stays flat, we find variation according to task complexity. Productivity increases with age in teams with more demanding tasks and decreases in routine tasks.}, subject = {Arbeitsproduktivit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @article{BoerschSupanWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Erfahrungswissen in der Arbeitswelt}, series = {Potenziale im Altern. Chancen und Aufgaben f{\"u}r Individuum und Gesellschaft}, journal = {Potenziale im Altern. Chancen und Aufgaben f{\"u}r Individuum und Gesellschaft}, editor = {Kruse, Andreas}, publisher = {AKA}, address = {Heidelberg}, pages = {221 -- 234}, language = {de} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Labor Productivity in an Aging Society}, series = {Frontiers in Pension Finance}, booktitle = {Frontiers in Pension Finance}, editor = {Broeders, Dirk and Eijffinger, Sylvester and Houben, Aerdt}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, address = {Cheltenham}, doi = {10.4337/9781847209924.00013}, pages = {83 -- 98}, abstract = {How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines state-of-the-art analyses with innovative policy proposals to increase the efficiency and resilience of pension systems and to advance these systems' contribution to global financial stability. Renowned pension experts offer cutting-edge guidance for future decision making and the development of best practices. This exciting exploration of the frontiers in pension finance highlights key aspects of securing long term retirement provisions.}, language = {en} } @article{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Altern und Produktivit{\"a}t}, series = {Personalf{\"u}hrung}, journal = {Personalf{\"u}hrung}, number = {07}, pages = {74 -- 81}, abstract = {Der Zusammenhang zwischen Alter und Leistungsf{\"a}higkeit von Besch{\"a}ftigten wird in den verschiedensten Disziplinen untersucht - mit zum Teil recht unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Dieser Beitrag gibt einen {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber die Literatur und diskutiert die Notwendigkeit einer neuen Sicht der Produktivit{\"a}tsmessung. Bisherige Studien besch{\"a}ftigen sich mit der Messung der individuellen Produktivit{\"a}t. In einer modernen arbeitsteiligen Gesellschaft realisiert sich die Arbeitsproduktivit{\"a}t allerdings weniger in der Einzelperson als vielmehr im Zusammenwirken von j{\"u}ngeren (innovativen, flexiblen?) und {\"a}lteren (erfahrenen?) Mitarbeitern.}, language = {de} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Altern und Produktivit{\"a}t}, series = {Produktivit{\"a}t in alternden Gesellschaften}, booktitle = {Produktivit{\"a}t in alternden Gesellschaften}, editor = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Erlinghagen, Marcel and Hank, Karsten and J{\"u}rges, Hendrik and Wagner, Gert G.}, publisher = {Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH}, address = {Stuttgart}, pages = {53 -- 62}, subject = {Alternde Bev{\"o}lkerung}, language = {de} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Sinkende Produktivit{\"a}t alternder Belegschaften?}, series = {L{\"a}nger leben, arbeiten und sich engagieren. Chancen werteschaffender Besch{\"a}ftigung bis ins Alter}, booktitle = {L{\"a}nger leben, arbeiten und sich engagieren. Chancen werteschaffender Besch{\"a}ftigung bis ins Alter}, editor = {Prager, Jens U. and Schleiter (Hrsg.), Andr{\´e}}, publisher = {Bertelsmann Stiftung}, address = {G{\"u}tersloh}, isbn = {3892049130}, pages = {85 -- 102}, language = {de} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Labour Productivity in an Aging Society}, series = {Frontiers in pension finance}, booktitle = {Frontiers in pension finance}, editor = {Broeders, Dirk and Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W. and Houben, Aerdt C. F. J.}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, address = {Cheltenham; Northampton, Mass}, isbn = {9781847209924}, doi = {10.4337/9781847209924.00013}, pages = {83 -- 98}, language = {en} }