Ben Adams wins the Perlman Prize

Benjamin Adams wins the 2023 Perlman Paper Prize for his paper “Locus of Control and Performance Pay: Evidence from U.S. Survey Data.” The paper identifies the worker characteristics that influence the decision to work for performance pay. Congratulations!

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Benjamin Adams and Prof. John Heywood
Benjamin Adams and Prof. John Heywood

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