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The Labor Market in the Great Recession

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  • Michael W. L. Elsby
  • Bart Hobijn
  • Aysegul Sahin

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2. Nevertheless, the nature of labor market adjustment in the current recession displays a remarkable resemblance to that observed in past severe recessions.

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Article provided by Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution in its journal Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.

Volume (Year): 41 (2010)
Issue (Month): 1 (Spring) ()
Pages: 1-69

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Handle: RePEc:bin:bpeajo:v:41:y:2010:i:2010-01:p:1-69

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Keywords: macroeconomics; historical economics; labor market; recession; great recession;

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