Shirking and “choking” under incentive-based pressure: A behavioral economic theory of performance production
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Keywords
Performance incentives; Choking under pressure; Shirking under pressure;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
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