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

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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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Harry J Paarsch

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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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- Paarsch, Harry J & Shearer, Bruce, 2000. "Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 41(1), pages 59-92, February.
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- Paarsch, Harry J. & Shearer, Bruce, 1996. "Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records," Cahiers de recherche 9623, Université Laval - Département d'économique. [Downloadable!]
- Harry J. Paarsch & Bruce S. Shearer, 1996. "Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records," CIRANO Working Papers 96s-31, CIRANO. [Downloadable!]

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

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