The effects of telecommuting on productivity: An experimental examination. The role of dull and creative tasks
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Telecommuting; Experimental economics; Labor productivity; Real task experiment;All these keywords.
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- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management
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