What shapes are overtime premium schedules? Some evidence from Japan, the UK, and the US

Economics Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-102

  Hart, Robert A ^a   Malley, James R ^b   Ruffell, Robin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International comparisons; Overtime premium schedule

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030360394     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1765(96)00889-0     Document Type: Article

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