Bruce Shearer, Université Laval

Research

dynamic contracts commitment Ratchet effects complexity Hawthorne effects

Latest papers

Physicians' multitasking and incentives: empirical evidence from a natural experiment.
Journal of health economics · 2008 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Empirical models of contracts in dynamic and static settings
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$288,907
Field experiments and personnel policies
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$94,000
Combining experimental and expectations data with observational data to identify and estimate models of economic behaviour
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$50,000

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Physicians' multitasking and incentives: empirical evidence from a natural experiment.

Dumont E, Fortin B, Jacquemet N, Shearer B

Journal of health economics2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.07.010 PMID: 18778862

Empirical models of contracts in dynamic and static settings

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shearer, Bruce S.

Keywords: dynamic contracts; commitment; Ratchet effects; complexity; Hawthorne effects

$288,907

Field experiments and personnel policies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Shearer, Bruce S.

Keywords: compensation; field experiments; personnel economics

$94,000

Combining experimental and expectations data with observational data to identify and estimate models of economic behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shearer, Bruce S.

Keywords: risk; incentives; contracts; experiments; expectations data; applied econometrics

$50,000

Econometrics of labour-market incentive contracts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shearer, Bruce S.

Keywords: econometrics of contracts; principal-agent models; incentives

$57,994

Personnel policies and worker productivity: experimental evidence and dynamic considerations

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shearer, Bruce

Keywords: personnel economics; incentive schemes; principal-agent games; work sharing; fatigue

$53,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: dynamic contracts Dear Professor Shearer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Physicians' multitasking and incentives: empirical evidence from a natural experiment." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]