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Real earnings and business cycles: new evidence

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  • Robert Hart & James Malley & Ulrich Woitek, 2009. "Real earnings and business cycles: new evidence," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 51-71, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:37:y:2009:i:1:p:51-71
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-008-0222-1
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