Government intervention, efficiency wages, and the employer size wage effect in Zimbabwe

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 305-338

  Velenchik, Ann D ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency wages; Employer size; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFICIENCY WAGE; EMPLOYER SIZE; MANUFACTURING; WAGE LEVEL;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031463079     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(97)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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