Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare?

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Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare? / Hirsch, Boris; Lentge, Philipp; Schnabel, Claus.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2022. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 408).

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Hirsch, B, Lentge, P & Schnabel, C 2022 'Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare?' University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics, Nr. 408, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg. <https://www.leuphana.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Forschungseinrichtungen/ifvwl/WorkingPapers/lue/pdf/wp_408_Upload.pdf>

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Hirsch, B., Lentge, P., & Schnabel, C. (2022). Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare? (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 408). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. https://www.leuphana.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Forschungseinrichtungen/ifvwl/WorkingPapers/lue/pdf/wp_408_Upload.pdf

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Hirsch B, Lentge P, Schnabel C. Uncovered workers in plants covered by collective bargaining: Who are they and how do they fare? Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2022 Feb 1. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; 408).

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