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Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries

In: Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States

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  • W. Craig Riddell, 1993. "Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries," NBER Chapters, in: Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, pages 109-148, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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