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Measuring the productivity and physical workload of brushcutters within the context of a production-based pay system

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  • Toupin, Dominic
  • LeBel, Luc
  • Dubeau, Denise
  • Imbeau, Daniel
  • Bouthillier, Luc

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  • Toupin, Dominic & LeBel, Luc & Dubeau, Denise & Imbeau, Daniel & Bouthillier, Luc, 2007. "Measuring the productivity and physical workload of brushcutters within the context of a production-based pay system," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(8), pages 1046-1055, May.
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    1. Seiler, Eric, 1984. "Piece Rate vs. Time Rate: The Effect of Incentives on Earnings," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 66(3), pages 363-376, August.
    2. Edward P. Lazear, 2000. "Performance Pay and Productivity," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(5), pages 1346-1361, December.
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    4. Green, Colin P. & Heywood, John S., 2022. "Does Performance Pay Influence Hours of Work?," IZA Discussion Papers 15474, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Nicuşor Boja & Stelian Alexandru Borz, 2020. "Energy Inputs in Motor-Manual Release Cutting of Broadleaved Forests: Results of Twelve Options," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-18, September.
    6. Spinelli, Raffaele & Magagnotti, Natascia, 2010. "A tool for productivity and cost forecasting of decentralised wood chipping," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(3), pages 194-198, March.
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