Unemployment and unemployment benefits in the OECD 1960-1990 - An empirical test of neo-classical economic theory

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-76

  Sjöberg, Ola ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034144910     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170022118266     Document Type: Article

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