Why are the wages of job changers so procyclical?

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 837-878

  Barlevy, Gadi ^a  

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EID: 0035624299     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322822     Document Type: Article

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