The economics and law of sexual harassment in the workplace

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-157

  Basu, Kaushik ^a,b,c  

^a Deparment of Economics   (United States)

^b Deparment of International Studies   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 3042776494     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003769204399     Document Type: Review

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