Why Europeans work part-time? A cross-country panel analysis

Research in Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue , 2008, Pages 81-139

  Buddelmeyer, Hielke ^a   Mourre, Gilles ^a   Ward, Melanie ^a  

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EID: 52949124075     PISSN: 01479121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9121(08)28004-0     Document Type: Review

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