Rents and quasi rents in the wage structure: Evidence from hostile takeovers

Industrial Relations

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-179

  Neumark, David ^a   Sharpe, Steven A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 0009267284     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.1996.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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