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Labour Share, Market Structure and Trade Unionism. / Conyon, Martin.
In: International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 12, No. 1, 03.1995, p. 117-131.

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Conyon, M 1995, 'Labour Share, Market Structure and Trade Unionism', International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7187(94)90031-0

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Conyon, M. (1995). Labour Share, Market Structure and Trade Unionism. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 12(1), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7187(94)90031-0

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Conyon M. Labour Share, Market Structure and Trade Unionism. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 1995 Mar;12(1):117-131. doi: 10.1016/0167-7187(94)90031-0

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Conyon, Martin. / Labour Share, Market Structure and Trade Unionism. In: International Journal of Industrial Organization. 1995 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 117-131.

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