Two-tier employment protection reforms: The Spanish experience

CESifo DICE Report

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 49-56

  Bentolila, Samuel ^a   Dolado, Juan J ^b   Jimeno, Juan F ^c  

^a CEMFI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

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EID: 58949097699     PISSN: 16120663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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