Microeconomic analysis of unemployment persistence in Belgium

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-298

  Gangji, Amynah ^a   Plasman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Labour; Mathematical modelling; Social welfare; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249117811     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720810878923     Document Type: Article

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