Evidence and theory on the cyclical asymmetry in unemployment rate fluctuations

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 709-721

  Andolfatto, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLICAL ASYMMETRY; LABOUR MARKET; THEORY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031414172     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136240     Document Type: Article

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