Wage formation, regional migration and local labour market tightness

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-444

  Carlsen, Fredrik ^a   Johansen, Kåre ^a   Røed, Knut ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 33746600339     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2006.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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