Search activities, cost of living and local labor markets
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Search Activities, Cost of Living and Local Labor Markets
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عنوان ژورنال: Regional Science and Urban Economics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0166-0462
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2005.06.002