Mobility, Skills, and the Michigan Non-Compete Experiment

Matt Marx
Matt Marx
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Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163
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Deborah Strumsky
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Lee Fleming
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Matt Marx

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Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163

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Deborah Strumsky

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University of North Carolina–Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223

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Lee Fleming

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Received:December 26, 2006
Accepted:December 09, 2008
Published Online:April 15, 2009

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