Wages in rail markets: Deregulation, mergers, and changing networks characteristics

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 865-885

  Davis, David E ^a   Wilson, Wesley W ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0038674437     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061655     Document Type: Article

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