1. Economists believe they were given a "efficiency wage," which means that greater compensation makes employees more productive. The greater pay may have enticed more talented or hard working individuals to the position, but this seems to account for only a tiny percentage of the increases in patient health. The overall office morale is poor when a corporation does not compensate its workers adequately. To make ends meet, many people may need to take on a second job, leaving them exhausted, overworked, and dissatisfied. Workers have little motive to achieve norms, and absenteeism is common. As a result, performance rates are often poor. Employers will want to recruit fewer people if the pay rate rises