Wal-Mart's monopsony power in metro and non-metro labor markets
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Keywords
Wal-Mart; Wages; Buying Power; Monopsony; Metro; Non-metro;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
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