The psychological impact of unemployment and joblessness

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-358

  Goldsmith, Arthur H ^b   Veum, Jonathan R ^c   Darity Jr , William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0347889993     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(96)90009-8     Document Type: Article

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