Countercyclical union wage premium? Evidence for the 1980s

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-296

  Wunnava, Phanindra V ^a   Okunade, Albert Ade ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030535921     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02685846     Document Type: Article

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