Job security legislation and job duration: Evidence from the united kingdom

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 465-486

  Marinescu, Ioana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 69249111682     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/603643     Document Type: Article

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