In the right place at the wrong time: The role of firms and luck in young workers' careers

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1679-1705

  Von Wachter, Till ^a   Bender, Stefan ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

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EID: 33847688541     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.5.1679     Document Type: Article

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