Labour market reform and the macroeconomic efficiency of the labour market in Australia

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 743-766

  Stegman, A ^a   Stegman, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Unemployment; Vacancies

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; REFORM PROCESS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4544260321     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/beh028      Document Type: Article

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