Retracting a gift: How does employee effort respond to wage reductions?

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 725-761

  Lee, Darin ^a   Rupp, Nicholas G ^b  

^a Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348899110     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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