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Heterogeneity of the Carnegie Effect

Erlend E. Bø, Elin Halvorsen and Thor O. Thoresen
Journal of Human Resources, July 2019, 54 (3) 726-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.3.0915.7366R1

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Heterogeneity of the Carnegie Effect
Erlend E. Bø, Elin Halvorsen, Thor O. Thoresen
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2019, 54 (3) 726-759; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.54.3.0915.7366R1
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