Contractual wages and the wage cushion under different bargaining settings

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 875-902

  Cardoso, Ana Rute ^a   Portugal, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 23144457375     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/491608     Document Type: Article

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