Targeted business incentives and local labor markets

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-344

  Freedman, Matthew ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; EMPLOYMENT; INCENTIVE; LABOR MARKET;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881507651     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.48.2.311     Document Type: Article

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