What unions do: Insights from economic theory

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-382

  Kaufman, Bruce E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344599042     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-004-1021-x     Document Type: Article

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