The reasons for wage rigidity: Evidence from a survey of firms

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 759-789

  Campbell III, Carl M ^a   Kamlani, Kunal S ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THEORY; WAGE RIGIDITY;

EID: 0031404408     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355397555343     Document Type: Article

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