An evaluation of the Swedish system of active labor market programs in the 1990s

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-155

  Sianesi, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842533918     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465304323023723     Document Type: Conference Paper

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