Social contacts and occupational choice

Economica

Volumn 77, Issue 305, 2010, Pages 20-45

  Bentolila, Samuel ^a   Michelacci, Claudio ^a   Suarez, Javier ^a  

^a CEMFI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB SEARCH; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPATIAL MISMATCH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349119971     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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