Regulation of the employment relationship: The 'old' institutional perspective

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-385

  Kaufman, Bruce E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B25; Employment regulation; Institutional economics; J38; J58; K31; Labor market structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032012073     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(97)00087-5     Document Type: Article

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