Where are all the good jobs going?: What national and local job quality and dynamics mean for U.S. workers

Where are all the Good Jobs Going?: What National and Local Job Quality and Dynamics Mean for U.S. Workers

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-212

  Holzer, Harry J ^a   Lane, Julia I ^b   Rosenblum, David B ^c   Andersson, Fredrik ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

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