我的論文

很多人都問我，我的論文是什麼。我其實只是想要答一個很簡單的問題，這問題就是:

How long does it take an individual to move from an entry level job to the highest position that he attains in the firm? How does this vary across organizations? For example, in academics the highest-quality departments seem to promote individuals much more rapidly than the lower-quality departments. Is this a fact and, if so, why? What does it indicate about incentives and performance?

這是 Edward Lazear 在他的書 Personnel Economics 的第145頁的問題。