When are layoffs acceptable? Evidence from a quasi-experiment

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-400

  Charness, Gary ^a   Levine, David I ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001587606     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390005300302     Document Type: Article

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