Economic and social correlates of re-employment following job displacement: Evidence from 21 plant closures in Ontario

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 717-730

  Mazerolle, Maurice J ^a   Singh, Gangaram ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3142764437     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2004.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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