Exploring low-wage labor with the National Compensation Survey

Monthly Labor Review

Volumn 126, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Bernstein, Jared ^a   Gittleman, Maury ^b  

^a ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 3042549811     PISSN: 00981818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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