Determinants and consequences of promotions in Britain

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-310

  Francesconi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040487065     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00222     Document Type: Article

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