The response of worker effort to piece rates evidence from the british columbia treeplanting industry

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 665-667

  Paarsch, Harry J ^a,b   Shearer Harry J Paarsch Is A, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR RELATIONS; TREE PLANTING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033509729     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146411     Document Type: Article

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