Institutional determinants of labor reallocation in transition

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-76

  Boeri, Tito ^a,b,c,d   Terrell, Katherine ^b,c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti   (Italy)

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EID: 0011573308     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330027111     Document Type: Review

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