Labor reallocation over the business cycle: New evidence from internal migration

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 697-739

  Saks, Raven E ^b   Wozniak, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 80052578554     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660772     Document Type: Article

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