How shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits affects the duration of unemployment: Evidence from a natural experiment

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 351-378

  Van Ours, Jan C ^a   Vodopivec, Milan ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 33646029378     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499976     Document Type: Review

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