Piece rates for professors

John S. HEYWOOD; Xiangdong WEI; Guangliang YE

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.08.005

Piece rates for professors

John S. HEYWOOD, Xiangdong WEI, Guangliang YE

Department of Economics

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Abstract

Using panel data, we demonstrate a 50% increase in research productivity following a dramatic increase in the piece rate paid for articles by a major Chinese University. The increased productivity comes exclusively from those who were already research active.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285-287
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.08.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

Difference-in-difference
Piece rates
Research productivity

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