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Immigrant consumption of sickness benefits in Sweden, 1982-1991

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  • Bengtsson, Tommy & Scott, Kirk, 2006. "Immigrant consumption of sickness benefits in Sweden, 1982-1991," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 440-457, June.
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