The wage and the length of the work day: From the 1890s to 1991

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 156-181

  Costa, Dora L ^a  

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EID: 0034562222     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209954     Document Type: Article

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