The pervasive absence of compensating differentials

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 763-795

  Bonhomme, Stéphane ^a   Jolivet, Grégory ^b  

^a CEMFI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68249105074     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1074     Document Type: Article

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