Private and public sector wages in Bulgaria

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-72

  Falaris, Evangelos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 1542720809     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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