Labor Market Rigidities: At the Root of Unemployment in Europe

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 37-54

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EID: 0002431841     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.11.3.37     Document Type: Article

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