Behavioral Effects of Probation Periods: An Analysis of Worker Absenteeism

Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-201

  Riphahn, Regina T ^a   Thalmaier, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Moral hazard; Probation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345818422     PISSN: 00214027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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