Why is employment protection stricter in Europe than in the United States?

Economica

Volumn 74, Issue 295, 2007, Pages 397-423

  Belot, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447523563     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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