Market rigidities and labour market flexibility: An international comparison

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-333

  Salvanes, Kjell G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; JOB CREATION; LABOUR MARKET; MARKET DYNAMICS; OECD COUNTRIES;

EID: 0031469988     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00065     Document Type: Article

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