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Flexible institutional arrangements and labour productivity: the case of transit industry in the United States

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  • Olga V. Smirnova, 2017. "Flexible institutional arrangements and labour productivity: the case of transit industry in the United States," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(1), pages 72-93, January.
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