Collective bargaining and the interindustry wage structure: International evidence

Economica

Volumn 65, Issue 260, 1998, Pages 507-534

  Kahn, Lawrence M ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; TRADE UNION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 0032461003     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00144     Document Type: Article

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