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Wage Dispersion between and within U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-86

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  • Steve J. Davis

    (University of Chicago)

  • John Haltiwanger

    (University of Maryland)

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  • Steve J. Davis & John Haltiwanger, 1991. "Wage Dispersion between and within U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-86," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 22(1991 Micr), pages 115-200.
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