Social comparisons of wage increases and job satisfaction
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- Grund, Christian & Rubin, Maike, 2016. "Social Comparisons of Wage Increases and Job Satisfaction," IZA Discussion Papers 10038, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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JEL classification:
- M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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