Macroeconomic performance and collective bargaining: An international perspective

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1150-1175

  Flanagan, Robert J ^a  

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EID: 0000865790     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.37.3.1150     Document Type: Article

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