German economic performance: Disentangling the role of supply-side reforms, macroeconomic policy and coordinated economy institutions

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-99

  Carlin, Wendy ^a   Soskice, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Collective bargaining; Economic performance; Economic reform; Germany; United Kingdom; Varieties of

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649120849     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwn021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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