Interfirm segregation and the black/white wage gap

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-260

  Carrington, William J ^b   Troske, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032393984     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209888     Document Type: Article

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