On the Relevance and Composition of Gifts within the Firm: Evidence from Field Experiments
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- Charles Bellemare & Bruce Shearer, 2011. "On The Relevance And Composition Of Gifts Within The Firm: Evidence From Field Experiments," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 52(3), pages 855-882, August.
- Charles Bellemare & Bruce Shearer, 2009. "On the Relevance and Composition of Gifts within the Firm: Evidence from Field Experiments," Cahiers de recherche 0932, CIRPEE.
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field experiments; structural models; gift giving;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
- M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2009-08-22 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2009-08-22 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2009-08-22 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-SBM-2009-08-22 (Small Business Management)
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