Household Labor Supply and Welfare Participation in Sweden
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منابع مشابه
Labor supply, income, and welfare of the farm household
Article history: Received 14 January 2011 Received in revised form 9 March 2012 Accepted 11 March 2012 Available online 28 March 2012 JEL classification: D1 J2 Q1
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Human Resources
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0022-166X
DOI: 10.2307/3559036