Regional labor markets, network externalities and migration: The case of german reunification

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 383-387

  Uhlig, Harald ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 33744541850     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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