The effect of collective bargaining legislation on strikes and wages

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 475-487

  Cramton, Peter ^a   Gunderson, Morley ^a   Tracy, Joseph ^a  

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EID: 0033465125     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465399558238     Document Type: Article

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