The effects of Wal-Mart on local labor markets

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-430

  Neumark, David ^a   Zhang, Junfu ^b   Ciccarella, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Employment; Wal Mart

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949127698     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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