PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
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عنوان ژورنال: International Economic Review
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0020-6598,1468-2354
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00431.x