The role of selective job search in UK unemployment

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 448, 1998, Pages 646-664

  Thomas, Jonathan M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB SEARCH; LABOUR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UK;

EID: 0031754462     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00307     Document Type: Article

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