Lawyers' lines of work: Specialization's role in the income determination process

Social Forces

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1101-1131

  Leahey, Erin ^a   Hunte, Laura A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84872513810     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sos058     Document Type: Article

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