Why do Europeans work so little?

International Economic Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-61

  Olovsson, Conny ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 58849154578     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2008.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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