The impact of Sunday shopping on employment and hours of work in the retail industry: Evidence from Canada

European Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1953-1978

  Skuterud, Mikal ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demand for labour; Employment determination; Retail and wholesale trade

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LEGISLATION; RETAILING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27144501083     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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