Unemployment Experiences of Young Men: On the Road to Stable Employment?

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-237

  Kalwij, Adriaan S ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 2442519252     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-9049.2003.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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