Labour market regulations and the sectoral reallocation of workers: The case of trade reforms

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1321-1358

  Kambourov, Gueorgui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRADE REFORM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 64149100925     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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