Real Wages and the business cycle: Accounting for worker, firm, and job title heterogeneity

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-152

  Carneiro, Anabela ^a   Guimarães, Paulo ^b   Portugal, Pedro ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BANCO DE PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84865024379     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.4.2.133     Document Type: Article

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