Incentives, sorting and productivity along the career: Evidence from a sample of top economists

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-167

  Coupé, Tom ^a   Smeets, Valérie ^b   Warzynski, Frédéric ^b  

^a EERC EROC   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 32644453942     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewj010     Document Type: Article

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