Is there monopsony in the labor market? Evidence from a natural experiment

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-236

  Staiger, Douglas O ^a   Spetz, Joanne ^b   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^c  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952865776     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652734     Document Type: Article

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