The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-281

  Addison, John T ^a,b   Schnabel, Claus ^c   Wagner, Joachim ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 2642548415     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00314.x     Document Type: Review

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