Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000

Claus Schnabel; Joachim Wagner

Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000

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Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000. / Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2003. (Arbeitsbericht; Nr. 284).

Publikation: Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere und Berichte › Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere

Harvard

Schnabel, C & Wagner, J 2003 'Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000' Arbeitsbericht, Nr. 284, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

APA

Schnabel, C., & Wagner, J. (2003). Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000. (Arbeitsbericht; Nr. 284). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

Vancouver

Schnabel C, Wagner J. Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2003. (Arbeitsbericht; 284).

Bibtex

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