The price of worker reliability

Melvyn G. Coles; John G. Treble

doi:10.1016/0165-1765(93)90189-J

The price of worker reliability

Melvyn G. Coles, John G. Treble

Economics

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Worker absenteeism is costly to firms that use assembly line production processes. This paper shows why an assembly line firm may prefer to pay higher average wages and reduce sick pay entitlement relative to firms with constant returns.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	149-155
Number of pages	7
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(93)90189-J
State	Published - 1993

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Economics and Econometrics

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