Workforce or workfare? The optimal use of work requirements when labour is supplied along the extensive margin
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- Craig Brett & Laurence Jacquet, 2015. "Workforce or workfare? The optimal use of work requirements when labour is supplied along the extensive margin," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 48(5), pages 1855-1882, December.
- Laurence Jacquet & Craig Brett, 2012. "Workforce or Workfare? The Optimal Use of Work Requirements when Labor is Supplied along the Extensive Margin," THEMA Working Papers 2012-40, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise.
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