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    Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Green, C. P. and Navarro Paniagua, M. (2016), Play Hard, Shirk Hard? The Effect of Bar Hours Regulation on Worker Absence. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 78: 248–264. doi: 10.1111/obes.12106 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obes.12106/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

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Play hard, shirk hard?: the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence

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Play hard, shirk hard? the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence. / Green, Colin; Navarro Paniagua, Maria.
In: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 78, No. 2, 04.2016, p. 248-264.

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Green, C & Navarro Paniagua, M 2016, 'Play hard, shirk hard? the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence', Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12106

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Green, C., & Navarro Paniagua, M. (2016). Play hard, shirk hard? the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 78(2), 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12106

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Green C, Navarro Paniagua M. Play hard, shirk hard? the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 2016 Apr;78(2):248-264. Epub 2015 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/obes.12106

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Green, Colin ; Navarro Paniagua, Maria. / Play hard, shirk hard? the effect of bar hours regulation on worker absence. In: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 2016 ; Vol. 78, No. 2. pp. 248-264.

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