The ins and outs of cyclical unemployment

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-110

  Elsby, Michael W L ^a   Michaels, Ryan ^a   Solon, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65349087625     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.1.1.84     Document Type: Article

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