Is Germany the North Star of labor market policy?

IMF Economic Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 702-729

  Rinne, Ulf ^a   Zimmermann, Klaus F ^b  

^a IZA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 84890344738     PISSN: 20414161     EISSN: 2041417X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/imfer.2013.21     Document Type: Article

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