Job search success and employability in local labor markets

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-421

  McQuaid, Ronald W ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; SKILLED LABOR; SPATIAL MISMATCH; WAGE;

EID: 33745184232     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-006-0065-7     Document Type: Article

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