Collective Bargaining, Inter-Sectoral Heterogeneity and Competitiveness: A Cross-National Comparison of Macroeconomic Performance

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-98

  Traxler, Franz ^a   Brandl, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 84856834759     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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