Do reservation wages really eecline? Some international evidence on the determinants of reservation wages

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Addison, John T ^a,b   Centeno, Mário ^c   Portugal, Pedro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c BANCO DE PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arrival rate of job offers; Probability of reemployment; Reservation wages; Unemployment benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749114999     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-008-9057-y     Document Type: Article

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