Right-to-work laws: New evidence from the stock market

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 345-362

  Abraham, Steven E ^a   Voos, Paula B ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034356077     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061474     Document Type: Article

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