Empirical analysis of occupational hierarchies

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Ferrall, Christopher ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0013424373     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146239     Document Type: Article

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