Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam

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Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam. / Larsen, Anna Folke; Rand, John; Torm, Nina Elisabeth.

In: Review of Development Economics, Vol. 15, No. 3, 08.2011, p. 541-555.

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Larsen, AF, Rand, J & Torm, NE 2011, 'Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam', Review of Development Economics, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 541-555. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

APA

Larsen, A. F., Rand, J., & Torm, N. E. (2011). Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam. Review of Development Economics, 15(3), 541-555. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

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Larsen AF, Rand J, Torm NE. Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam. Review of Development Economics. 2011 Aug;15(3):541-555. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

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Larsen, Anna Folke ; Rand, John ; Torm, Nina Elisabeth. / Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam. In: Review of Development Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 15, No. 3. pp. 541-555.

Bibtex

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