De-unionization and macro performance: What freeman and Medoff didn't do

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-208

  Mitchell, Daniel J B ^a   Erickson, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 18144404279     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-005-1022-4     Document Type: Article

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