Hours reductions as work-sharing

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 1998, Pages 339-381

  Hunt, Jennifer ^a  

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EID: 0032354857     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2534674     Document Type: Article

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