The Netherlands and the United Kingdom: A European unemployment miracle?

Economic Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 30, 2000, Pages 135-180

  Nickell, Steve ^a   Ours, Jan van ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85016716938     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0327.00059     Document Type: Article

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