Inter-industr wage differentials, job content and unobserved ability

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 356-374

  Gittleman, Maury ^a   Pierce, Brooks ^a  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 78650418737     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400208     Document Type: Review

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