The dynamics of regional labor markets and active labor market policy: Swedish evidence

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 623-648

  Fredriksson, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032707601     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/51.4.623     Document Type: Article

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