The rise and fall of piecework-timework wage differentials: market volatility, labor heterogeneity, and output pricing
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- Hart, Robert A & Roberts, J Elizabeth, 2013. "The rise and fall of piecework-timework wage differentials: market volatility, labor heterogeneity, and output pricing," Stirling Economics Discussion Papers 2013-12, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.
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Piecework – timework hourly pay differentials; output fluctuations; labor heterogeneity; output pricing;All these keywords.
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