From sick man of europe to economic superstar: Germany's resurgent economy

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-188

  Dustmann, Christian ^a,b,c,d   Fitzenberger, Bernd ^a,b,c,d   Schönberg, Uta ^a,b,c,d   Spitz Oener, Alexandra ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

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EID: 84894530102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.1.167     Document Type: Article

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