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Wage compression, wage drift and wage inflation in Sweden

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  • Hibbs, Douglas Jr. & Locking, Hakan, 1996. "Wage compression, wage drift and wage inflation in Sweden," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(2), pages 109-141, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:labeco:v:3:y:1996:i:2:p:109-141
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