Volatility, labor market flexibility, and the pattern of comparative advantage

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-254

  Cuñat, Alejandro ^a   Melitz, Marc J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858594286     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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