Earnings Dynamics and Inequality among Canadian Men, 1976-1992: Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Records

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-321

  Baker, Michael ^a   Solon, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037253794     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345559     Document Type: Article

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