Microeconometric evaluation of labour market policies

Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

Volumn 568, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-275

  Caliendo, Marco ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 53849098370     PISSN: 00758442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28708-6_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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