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Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects : Statistical Evidence From Payroll Records

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Paarsch, H-J
Shearer, B

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We estimate the gain in productivity that is realized by paying workers piece rates rather than fixed wages; i.e., the incentive effect.

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Paper provided by Laval - Recherche en Energie in its series Papers with number 9623.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: PRODUCTIVITY WAGES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

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J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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