Is tomorrow another day? The labor supply of New York City cabdrivers

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-82

  Farber, Henry S ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR SUPPLY; TAXI TRANSPORT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844382740     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426040     Document Type: Article

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