Self-employment, pay systems, and the theory of the firm: An empirical analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-274

  Garen, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm organization; J23; J33; L22; Pay systems; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012549793     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(98)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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