Deconstructing the labour supply curve

Metroeconomica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-458

  Spencer, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3242803143     PISSN: 00261386     EISSN: 1467999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-999X.2004.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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