Recruitment restrictions and labor markets: Evidence from the postbellum U.S. South

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-445

  Naidu, Suresh ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952807582     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651512     Document Type: Article

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