Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the United States

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 436-456

  Borghans, Lex ^a   Golsteyn, Bart H H ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84865127529     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2011.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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