LABORsim: An agent-based microsimulation of labour supply - An application to Italy

Computational Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-88

  Leombruni, Roberto ^a   Richiardi, Matteo ^a  

^a LABORatorio R Revelli Centre for Employment Studies

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Microsimulation; Participation; Policy evaluation; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646698028     PISSN: 09277099     EISSN: 15729974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10614-005-9016-0     Document Type: Article

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