Regional mismatch and unemployment: Theory and evidence from Italy, 1977-1998

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-162

  Manacorda, Marco ^a   Petrongolo, Barbara ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Regional imbalances; Unemployment; Wage curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644610479     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-005-0001-7     Document Type: Review

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