THE PRICE OF WORKER RELIABILITY

Authors
COLES MG TREBLE JG
Citation
Mg. Coles et Jg. Treble, THE PRICE OF WORKER RELIABILITY, Economics letters, 41(2), 1993, pp. 149-155
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651765
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
149 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(1993)41:2<149:TPOWR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Worker absenteeism is costly to firms that use assembly line productio n processes. This paper shows why an assembly line firm may prefer to pay higher average wages and reduce sick pay entitlement relative to f irms with constant returns.