Why Do People Overwork at the Risk of Impairing Mental Health?
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- KURODA Sachiko & YAMAMOTO Isamu, 2016. "Why Do People Overwork at the Risk of Impairing Mental Health?," Discussion papers 16037, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
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Mental health; Job satisfaction; Overwork; Hours worked; Overemployment; Underemployment;All these keywords.
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