Are homeowners really more unemployed?

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 514, 2006, Pages 991-1013

  Munch, Jakob Roland ^a   Rosholm, Michael ^b   Svarer, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MOBILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33751053495     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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