Asymmetric information between employers

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 165-205

  Kahn, Lisa B ^a,b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 84887697091     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.4.165     Document Type: Article

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