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Are Public Sector Workers Paid More Than Their Alternative Wage? Evidence from Longitudinal Data and Job Queues

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Alan Krueger

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Paper provided by Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. in its series Working Papers with number 605.

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Keywords: public sector; wage differentials; longitudinal data;

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  1. Lawrence Katz & Alan Krueger, 1991. "Changes in the Structure of Wages in the Public and Private Sectors," Working Papers 662, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.. [Downloadable!]
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