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Locked In? The Enforceability of Covenants Not to Compete and the Careers of High-Tech Workers

Natarajan Balasubramanian, Jin Woo Chang, Mariko Sakakibara, Jagadeesh Sivadasan and Evan Starr
Published online before print May 12, 2020, 1218-9931R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.monopsony.1218-9931R1
Natarajan Balasubramanian
Natarajan Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor of Management at the Whitman School of Management. Jin Woo Chang is a Senior Associate at Mercer. Mariko Sakakibara is a Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Evan Starr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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Natarajan Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor of Management at the Whitman School of Management. Jin Woo Chang is a Senior Associate at Mercer. Mariko Sakakibara is a Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Evan Starr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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Natarajan Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor of Management at the Whitman School of Management. Jin Woo Chang is a Senior Associate at Mercer. Mariko Sakakibara is a Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Evan Starr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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Natarajan Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor of Management at the Whitman School of Management. Jin Woo Chang is a Senior Associate at Mercer. Mariko Sakakibara is a Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Evan Starr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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Natarajan Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor of Management at the Whitman School of Management. Jin Woo Chang is a Senior Associate at Mercer. Mariko Sakakibara is a Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Evan Starr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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