Do unions reduce investment? Evidence from Canada

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-36

  Odgers, Cameron W ^a   Betts, Julian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0010167673     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979399705100102     Document Type: Article

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