Labor force participation: Recent developments and future prospects

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue FALL 2014, 2014, Pages 197-255

  Aaronson, Stephanie ^a   Cajner, Tomaz ^a   Galbis Reig, Felix ^a   Smith, Christopher ^a   Wascher, William ^a   Fallick, Bruce ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

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EID: 84937851870     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2014.0015     Document Type: Article

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