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A Flexicurity Labour Market in the Great Recession: The Case of Denmark

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  • Torben Andersen, 2012. "A Flexicurity Labour Market in the Great Recession: The Case of Denmark," De Economist, Springer, vol. 160(2), pages 117-140, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:decono:v:160:y:2012:i:2:p:117-140
    DOI: 10.1007/s10645-011-9181-6
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    Keywords

    Flexicurity; Financial crisis; Persistent unemployment; Active labour market policy; J2; J4; J6;
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    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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