Must we choose? European unemployment, American inequality, and the impact of education and labor market institutions

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 611-638

  Adsera, Alicia ^a   Boix, Carles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporatism; E24; Education; Income distribution; Inequality; Institutions; J3; J65; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037500288     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(00)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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