German works councils and the anatomy of wages

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-270

  Addison, John T ^a,b   Teixeira, Paulino ^c   Zwick, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 77949572828     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391006300204     Document Type: Review

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