A test of competitive labor market theory: The wage structure among care assistants in the south of England

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-385

  Machin, Stephen ^a,b   Manning, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2942552240     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390405700303     Document Type: Article

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