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Unemployment insurance and labor-market activity in Canada

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  • Andolfatto, David & Gomme, Paul, 1996. "Unemployment insurance and labor-market activity in Canada," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 47-82, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:crcspp:v:44:y:1996:i::p:47-82
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