The impact of unions on labour turnover in Italy: Evidence from establishment level data

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-376

  Lucifora, Claudio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Labour turnover; Unions; Wage determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032391621     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(96)01055-7     Document Type: Article

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