Welfare states and the scar effects of unemployment: A comparative analysis of the United States and West Germany

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1319-1364

  Gangl, Markus ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 3042548075     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381902     Document Type: Review

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