Extension of Labor Contracts and Optimal Backpay
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- Danziger, Leif, 2008. "Extension of labor contracts and optimal backpay," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 18-36, February.
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indexation; backpay; contract extension; contract duration; holdout;All these keywords.
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