Labor Mobility, Market Integration, and Wage Convergence in Late 19th Century India

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 246-277

  Collins, William J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039813822     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1999.0718     Document Type: Article

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