The contours of institutional labour economics: Notes towards a revived discipline

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 695-708

  Osterman, Paul ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 70349538653     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwp008     Document Type: Article

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