Joblessness and perceptions about the effectiveness of democracy

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-123

  Altindag, Duha ^a   Mocan, Naci ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Development; Education; Unemployment duration; World Values Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953649313     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-010-9089-y     Document Type: Article

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