The Political Economy of Public-Private Compensation Differentials: The Case of Federal Pensions

The Journal of Economic History

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 304-320

  Craig, Lee A ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0347356547     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700041073     Document Type: Article

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