Unemployment, Well-Being, and Wage Curves in Eastern and Central Europe

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 364-402

  Blanchflower, David G ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 0035605767     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.2001.0485     Document Type: Article

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