Kato, Takao; Shu, Pian - Nationalökonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 2009
Using weekly data for defect rates (proportion of defective output) for all weavers in a Chinese textile firm during a 12 months (April 2003 - March 2004) period, we provide some of the first rigorous evidence on the presence and nature of peer effects in the manufacturing workplace. First, a...