Selfish bakers, caring nurses? A model of work motivation

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-394

  Brekke, Kjell Arne ^a   Nyborg, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Altruism; Self image; Shirking; Voluntary effort provision; Work versus welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955272918     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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