Whistle while you work: Job satisfaction and retirement from the U.S. House

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 445-457

  Fisher, Samuel H ^a   Herrick, Rebekah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040671368     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3598572     Document Type: Article

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