Intra-household labour supply after an unemployment event : the added worker effect

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
944
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
J20, J22, J38
Palabras clave: 
Unemployment, Labour Force Participation, Labour Supply, Fixed Effects

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