Wages and employment in public-sector unions

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 532-543

  Babcock, Linda C ^a   Engberg, John ^a   Glazer, Amihai ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031485762     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1997.tb02030.x     Document Type: Article

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