Do friends and relatives really help in getting a good job?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 494-510

  Pellizzari, Michele ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 77951050302     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391006300307     Document Type: Article

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