Wage strikes in 1880s America: A test of the war of attrition model

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-326

  Geraghty, Thomas M ^a   Wiseman, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor unions; Strikes; United States; War of attrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049121296     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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