What’S In A Name?
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00171.x
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- Saku Aura & Gregory D. Hess, 2004. "What's in a Name?," Labor and Demography 0404008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Saku Aura, 2004. "What's in a Name?," Working Papers 0407, Department of Economics, University of Missouri, revised 16 Dec 2004.
- Saku Aura & Gregory D. Hess, 2004. "What’s in a Name?," CESifo Working Paper Series 1190, CESifo.
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- D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
- J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
- J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General
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