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Participation and Productiviy: A Comparison of Worker Cooperatives and Conventional Firms in the Plywood Industry

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  • Ben Craig

    (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)

  • John Pencavel

    (Stanford University)

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  • Ben Craig & John Pencavel, 1995. "Participation and Productiviy: A Comparison of Worker Cooperatives and Conventional Firms in the Plywood Industry," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 26(1995 Micr), pages 121-174.
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