Working long hours and early career outcomes in the high-end labor market

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 785-824

  Gicheva, Dora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 84884146992     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669971     Document Type: Article

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