Pittsburgh labor market adjustments in the 1980s: Who gained and who lost?

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-68

  Babcock, Linda ^a   Benedict, Mary Ellen ^b   Engberg, John ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032385526     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.1998.tb00410.x     Document Type: Article

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