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Employee's Payoff in the Labour Discipline Game
In the labour discipline game, an employee's payoff is their net utility from the job. This is specifically calculated by subtracting the cost of effort (c) from the wage (w). This value, w - c, represents the employee's per-period payoff for working diligently.
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