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December 1989

More than wages at issue in job quality debate

Neal H. Rosenthal

Nonwage characteristics of jobs play a role in employment decisions. Workers often trade wages for job security, status, and other job attributes. This article discusses the effect of nonwage attributes of jobs on the perceptions of job quality.

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