The response of worker effort to piece rates: evidence from the British Columbia tree-planting industry.

We measure the elasticity of worker effort with respect to changes in the piece rate using panel data collected from the payroll records of a British Columbia tree-planting firm. Our data contain information on daily worker productivity and the piece rate received over a five-month period. Using a s...

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Published in:	Journal of Human Resources Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 643 - 668
Main Authors:	Paarsch, Harry J., Shearer, Bruce
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press Fall99
Subjects:	Piecework Tree farms Agency theory Tree planting Mathematical models in business Labor productivity Lumber industry British Columbia
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