Macroeconomic effects of regulation and deregulation in goods and labor markets

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 879-907

  Blanchard, Olivier ^a   Giavazzi, Francesco ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 0042362127     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530360698450     Document Type: Review

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