Firm-level contracting and the structure of wages in Spain

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 573-592

  Card, David ^a   De La Rica, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 33845741620     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390605900403     Document Type: Article

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