DOES MEMBERSHIP PAY OFF FOR COVERED WORKERS? A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE FREE RIDER PROBLEM

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-380

  Eren, Ozkan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 67949094518     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390906200306     Document Type: Article

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