Option or obligation? The determinants of labour supply preferences in Britain

Manchester School

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-131

  Böheim, René ^a   Ark P Taylor, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17744410568     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00339     Document Type: Review

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