Unemployment in Australia - Prospects and policies: An overview

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-404

  Borland, Jeff ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 8844228255     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.304038     Document Type: Review

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