Labor market institutions and wage inequality

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 340-356

  Koeniger, Winfried ^a   Leonardi, Marco ^b   Nunziata, Luca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 34247215559     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390706000302     Document Type: Article

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