The contribution of large and small employers to job creation in times of high and low unemployment

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2509-2539

  Moscarini, Giuseppe ^a   Postel Vinay, Fabien ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCIENCES PO   (France)

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EID: 84867713238     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.6.2509     Document Type: Review

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