Labor Demand and the Structure of Adjustment Costs in Japan

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-150

  Hildreth, Andrew K G ^a,b   Ohtake, Fumio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0038857088     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.1997.0391     Document Type: Article

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