The effect of public sector employment on local labour markets

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-107

  Faggio, Giulia ^a   Overman, Henry ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local labour markets; Public and private sector employment; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891741851     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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