What effect do unions have on wages now and would Freeman and Medoff be surprised?

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-414

  Blanchflower, David G ^a,b   Bryson, Alex ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4344681304     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-004-1022-9     Document Type: Article

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