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Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960

In: The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model

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  • Per-Anders Edin
  • Robert Topel

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  • Per-Anders Edin & Robert Topel, 1997. "Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960," NBER Chapters, in: The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model, pages 155-202, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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