Assessing the equalizing force of mobility using short panels: France, 1990-2000

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-92

  Bonhomme, Stéphane ^a   Robin, Jean Marc ^b,c  

^a CEMFI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; EMPLOYMENT; MARKOV CHAIN; MODELING; PROBABILITY; WAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149312800     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2008.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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