Unemployment insurance, moral hazard, and economic growth

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-384

  Wright, Robert E ^a   Levin, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 77949750850     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02295767     Document Type: Article

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