Regional labor markets in Finland: Adjustment to total versus region-specific shocks

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-342

  Pekkala, Sari ^a   Kangasharju, Aki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employment; Labor market; Migration; Shock adjustment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 1642471456     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101100200127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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