The beveridge curve in europe: New evidence using national and regional data

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 27, 2012, Pages 3585-3604

  Bouvet, F ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beveridge curve; EU; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 80051979484     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.579062     Document Type: Article

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