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Labor Mobility, Market Integration, and Wage Convergence in Late 19th Century India

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  • Collins, William J., 1999. "Labor Mobility, Market Integration, and Wage Convergence in Late 19th Century India," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 246-277, July.
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