The measurement of unemployment: An empirical approach

Econometrica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-162

  Jones, Stephen R G ^a   Riddell, W Craig ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000705731     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0262.00007     Document Type: Article

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