The turnover of jobs and workers in a deep recession: Evidence from the Finnish business sector

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-246

  Ilmakunnas, Pekka ^a   Maliranta, Mika ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b Statistics Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employment; Finland; Staff turnover; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141569465     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720310479714     Document Type: Article

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