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Introduction to "Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States"

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  • Richard B. Freeman

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  • David Card & Richard B. Freeman, 1993. "Introduction to "Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States"," NBER Chapters, in: Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, pages 1-20, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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