Why do different wage series tell different stories?

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 34-39

  Abraham, Katharine G ^b   Spletzer, James R ^b   Stewart, Jay C ^a  

^a United States Department of Labor   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040799902     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.2.34     Document Type: Article

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