The determination of R&D: Empirical evidence on the role of unions

European Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3-5, 1998, Pages 919-930

  Menezes Filho, Naercio ^a   Ulph, David ^a   Van Reenen, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

R d; Union bargaining

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038432582     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00140-2     Document Type: Article

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