Vulnerable seniors: Unions, tenure, and wages following permanent job loss

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 671-693

  Kuhn, Peter ^a   Sweetman, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040907570     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209935     Document Type: Article

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