Do wage subsidies increase employment in subsidized firms?

Economica

Volumn 74, Issue 293, 2007, Pages 51-67

  Kangasharju, Aki ^a  

^a Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EMPLOYMENT; FIRM SIZE; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WAGE;

EID: 33846246228     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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