How labour market flexibility affects unemployment: long-term implications of the chain reaction theory

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 448, 1998, Pages 832-849

  Karanassou, Marika ^a   Snower, Dennis J ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CHAIN REACTION THEORY; LABOUR MARKET; THEORY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031751170     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00318     Document Type: Article

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