Reduction in the long-term unemployment of the elderly: A success story from Finland

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-182

  Kyyrä, Tomi ^a   Wilke, Ralf A ^b  

^a Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT)   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

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EID: 34047122402     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.1.154     Document Type: Article

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