I would like to thank Dan Hamermesh for useful comments.

Abstract

The effects of team production on earnings is examined using the 1973 Quality of Employment Survey. I find that the earnings of nonunion workers are positively related to (1) team size, (2) the extent to which supervisors encourage team work, and (3) t he helpfulness of members of the team. These results are robust to controls for establishment size, characteristics of the worker, and both industry and occupation.