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Distribution of Ability and Earnings in a Hierarchical Job Assignment Model

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Robert M. Costrell (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
Glenn C. Loury () (Institute for Economic Development, Boston University)

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Paper provided by Boston University - Department of Economics in its series Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series with number dp-135.

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