Earnings mobility of rural versus urban workers in Canada

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-258

  Vera Toscano, Esperanza ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^b   Phimister, Euan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042238546     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2003.tb00175.x     Document Type: Article

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