Microdata evidence on rent-sharing

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2965-2976

  Arai, Mahmood ^a   Heyman, Fredrik ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PROFITABILITY; RENT CONTROL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAGE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 70349675643     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701721620     Document Type: Article

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