On the Dynamics of Unemployment in a Developing Economy: Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
208
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C32, J31, J64
Palabras clave: 
Unemployment, wage disequilibrium, Cointegration, non-linearities

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