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Labor Market Concentration

José Azar, Ioana Marinescu and Marshall Steinbaum
Journal of Human Resources, April 2022, 57 (S) S167-S199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.monopsony.1218-9914R1
José Azar
José Azar is Assistant Professor at the University of Navarra’s Business and Economics Department and a Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate at University of Navarra’s IESE Business School IESE Business School, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain and CEPR Associate ().
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  • For correspondence: jazar{at}iese.edu
Ioana Marinescu
Ioana Marinescu is Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia PA, 19104-6214 and NBER Faculty Research Fellow ().
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Marshall Steinbaum
Marshall Steinbaum is Assistant Professor at University of Utah Economics Department, 260 Central Campus Dr. 4100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
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