Are sweatshops profit-maximizing?: Answer: no. Evidence from Better Work Vietnam

Other publication - Discussion Paper

Drusilla K. Brown, George Domat, Selven Veeraragoo, Rajeev Dehejia and Raymond Robertson

Better Work Discussion Paper, no. 17, ILO

2015

Abstract

clothing industry

clothing worker

factory

working conditions

personnel management

cost benefit analysis

profitability

Viet Nam

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Title: Are sweatshops profit-maximizing?; Answer: no. Evidence from Better Work Vietnam
Creators: Drusilla K. Brown
George Domat
Selven Veeraragoo
Rajeev Dehejia
Raymond Robertson
Contributors: International Labour Organization.
Better Work Programme.
International Finance Corporation.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2015
Series: Better Work Discussion Paper; no. 17
Number of pages: iv, 35 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: discussion paper
Record Identifier: 995218937902676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical model -- 3. Data -- 4. Empirical results -- 5. Conclusions and directions for future research.