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Search and Nonwage Job Characteristics

Paul Sullivan and Ted To
Journal of Human Resources, March 2014, 49 (2) 472-507; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.2.472
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    • I. Introduction
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    • Appendix 1 Derivation of Reservation Utility
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