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Hours Constraints and Wage Differentials across Firms

Claudio Labanca and Dario Pozzoli
Published online before print November 07, 2023, 0822-12479R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0822-12479R1
Claudio Labanca
Claudio Labanca is a Lecturer of Economics at Monash University and a Research Affiliate at IZA ().
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Dario Pozzoli is MSO Professor of Economics at Copenhagen Business School and a Research Fellow at IZA.
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