Unemployment shocks and income distribution: How did the Nordic countries fare during their crises?

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-99

  Aaberge, Rolf ^a   Björklund, Anders ^b   Jäntti, Markus ^c   Pedersen, Peder J ^d   Smith, Nina ^e   Wennemo, Tom ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Unemployment; Unemployment benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040364295     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00185     Document Type: Article

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