Firm X Arranges Its Pay Such That Workers Are Underpaid

question 36

Multiple Choice

Firm X arranges its pay such that workers are underpaid early in their career but overpaid latter such that workers are, if they stay with the firm, on net better off. A necessary condition for this method of underpayments followed by overpayments to work is that

• A) less motivated workers are more likely to stay with the firm and thus need more incentives to work hard.
• B) workers discount the future with a high interest rate.
• C) this sequencing of pay raises worker productivity.
• D) supervising workers is cheap and effective.

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