A generalised model of monopsony

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 508, 2006, Pages 84-100

  Manning, Alan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; MONOPOLY; RECRUITMENT;

EID: 33645919969     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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