Macroeconomic policy, labour market institutions and employment outcomes

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 596-610

  Appelbaum, Eileen ^a  

^a Center for Economic and Policy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

economic policy; inequality; recession; unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855164871     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017011419711     Document Type: Article

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