The effect of unemployment insurance sanctions on the transition rate from unemployment to employment

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 505, 2005, Pages 602-630

  Abbring, Jaap H ^a   Van Den Berg, Gerard J ^a   Van Ours, Jan C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 28144446772     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2005.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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