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		| Fernanda  Rivas | 
	
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		| ''Wage dispersion and workers` effort'' | 
	
		| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.2 ) | 
	
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		| We study experimentally the relationship between intra-firm wage dispersion chosen by principals and workers'' performance. Principals show a preference for more egalitarian wage schemes, and workers are negatively influenced by high levels of wage inequality. | 
	
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		| Keywords: wage dispersion,  effort,  experiment,  gift-exchange | 
	
		| JEL: C9 - Design of Experiments: General J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Mar 09 2009 |  | Manuscript Accepted : May 03 2009 | 
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