Labour market regulation: Some comparative lessons

Economic Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 3-10

  Siebert, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; REGULATORY APPROACH; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 28144456761     PISSN: 02650665     EISSN: 14680270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2005.00560.x     Document Type: Review

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