Inefficient hiring in entry-level labor markets

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3565-3599

  Pallais, Amanda ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908252224     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.11.3565     Document Type: Article

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