Incentive effect of piece-rate contracts: Evidence from two small field experiments

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Shi, Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

field experiments; incentives; piece rate contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955240938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2539     Document Type: Article

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