Retrenchments in unemployment insurance benefits and wage inequality: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands, 1985-2000

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 594-606

  Mooi Reci, Irma ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84867408555     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr028     Document Type: Review

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