Unemployment insurance and job durations: seasonal and non-seasonal jobs

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-278

  Green, David A ^a   Sargent, Timothy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Finance ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS; INSURANCE SYSTEM; JOB DURATION; LABOUR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

USA;

EID: 0031821942     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136322     Document Type: Article

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