Unions, strikes, and labor's share of income: A quarterly analysis of the united states, 1949-1992

Social Science Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-288

  Wallace, Michael ^b   Leicht, Kevin T ^b   Raffalovich, Lawrence E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000116402     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1999.0647     Document Type: Article

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