Hiring and firing: A tale of two thresholds

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-248

  Booth, Alison L ^a   Chen, Yu Fu ^b   Zoega, Gylfi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

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EID: 0042879380     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338217     Document Type: Article

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