Michael J. Gibbs

Michael Gibbs studies the economics of human resources and organizational design. He recently coauthored the second edition of Personnel Economics in Practice. Gibbs's research has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, the Accounting Review, and other journals. Professor Gibbs is a research fellow of the Center for the Study of Labor in Bonn, and on the board of Friends of the Orphans.

In 2007 Gibbs received the Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature from the American Accounting Association. He has received two Hillel Einhorn Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Chicago Booth.

Gibbs earned a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctoral degree in economics all from the University of Chicago.

Selected Publications

With W. Van der Stede, K. Merchant & M. Vargus, “Performance Measure Properties & Incentive System Design,” Industrial Relations (April 2009).

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“Returns to Skills and Personnel Management: U.S. Department of Defense Scientists and Engineers,” Economic Inquiry (April 2006).

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With W. Van der Stede, K. Merchant & M. Vargus, "Determinants & Effects of Subjectivity in Incentives," Accounting Review (April 2004).

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With W. Hendricks, “Do Formal Salary Systems Really Matter?,” Industrial & Labor Relations Review (October 2004).

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With G. Baker & B. Holmstrom, "The Internal Economics of the Firm," Quarterly Journal of Economics (Nov. 1994).

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