This paper estimates the determinants of incentive schemes. Using Australian data, we analyze a relatively large variety of incentive systems (i.e., individual piece rates, workgroup performance bonuses, workplace level systems and profit sharing) using both the new economics of personnel and...

Theory suggests Employee Involvement (EI) programs will appear either where 'workplace transformation' occurs or where worker bargaining power is low and firms create a 'disposable workplace.' This study explores a sample of Australian workplaces and finds disposable workplace settings have a...

This is a survey of theoretical work (and some empirical work) related to the economics of the family. It was written for the forthcoming Handbook in Population Theory and was substantially revised in June 1994.