Privatization and the Decline of Labour's Share: International Evidence from Network Industries

Economica

Volumn 79, Issue 315, 2012, Pages 470-492

  Azmat, Ghazala ^a   Manning, Alan ^b   Reenen, John Van ^b  

^a BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; LABOR MARKET; PRIVATIZATION; PROFITABILITY; WAGE;

FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84862739070     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2011.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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