Hedonic wage equilibrium: Theory, evidence and policy

Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 229-299

  Kniesner, Thomas J ^a,b   Leeth, John D ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA ^*  (Germany)

^c BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957672106     PISSN: 15479846     EISSN: 15479854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0700000005     Document Type: Article

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