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Wages, Promises and Effort in an Intercultural Labour Market: Experimental Evidence from Australia

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  • Uwe Dulleck
  • Jonas Fooken
  • Markus Schaffner

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  • Tony Beatton & Uwe Dulleck & Jonas Fooken & Markus Schaffner, 2017. "Wages, Promises and Effort in an Intercultural Labour Market: Experimental Evidence from Australia," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 50(3), pages 257-277, July.
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