Two-Tier Labour Markets in the Great Recession: France Versus Spain

Economic Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 562, 2012, Pages

  Bentolila, Samuel ^a   Cahuc, Pierre ^b   Dolado, Juan J ^c   Le Barbanchon, Thomas ^b  

^a CEMFI   (Spain)

^b CREST   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

FRANCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84865295492     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02534.x     Document Type: Article

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