Testing for asymmetric employer learning

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-691

  Schönberg, Uta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 35348877540     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522905     Document Type: Article

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