Long-run structural estimation of labour market equations with an application to Greece 1

Economic Modelling

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 149-161

  Milas, Costas ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Over)identifying restrictions; A priori economic information; C32; C51; C52; Cointegrating relationships; E24; Labour market rigidities; O52

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040689213     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0264-9993(98)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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