Discrimination and skill differences in an equilibrium search model

International Economic Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1309-1345

  Bowlus, Audra J ^a   Eckstein, Zvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0036852642     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00057     Document Type: Article

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