Effective Working Hours and Wages: The Case of Downward Adjustment via Paid Absenteeism
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- Christian Pfeifer, 2015. "Effective working hours and wages: the case of downward adjustment via paid absenteeism," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(1), pages 612-626.
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Keywords
absenteeism; earnings; inequality; wage differentials; working hours;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2009-12-11 (Business Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2009-12-11 (Labour Economics)
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