Aggregate impact analysis of active labour market policy: A literature review

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 707-735

  De Koning, Jaap ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Flow production; Labour market; Research measurement; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342508520     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006507     Document Type: Article

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