Unemployment Rate and the Real Wage Behavior: A Neoclassical Hint for the Colombian Labor Market Adjustment

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
180
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Clasificación JEL: 
E24
Palabras clave: 
Unemployment, wage, neoclassica, labor market adjustment

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