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Workplace Productivity and Bonus Preferences: Why Do Men With Low Productivity Prefer Individual Pay?

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  • Gaute Torsvik, 2017. "Workplace Productivity and Bonus Preferences: Why Do Men With Low Productivity Prefer Individual Pay?," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 84(335), pages 498-515, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econom:v:84:y:2017:i:335:p:498-515
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