Structural/Frictional and Demand-Deficient Unemployment in Local Labor Markets
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Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Demand
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Relations
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0019-8676,1468-232X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1993.tb01052.x