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Issues Facing the Japanese Labor Market

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  • Yoshio Higuchi

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  • Masanori Hashimoto & Yoshio Higuchi, 2005. "Issues Facing the Japanese Labor Market," Working Papers 05-01, Ohio State University, Department of Economics.
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