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Wage subsidy and full-employment in a dual economy with open unemployment and surplus labor

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  • Khandker, A. Wahhab
  • Rashid, Salim

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  • Khandker, A. Wahhab & Rashid, Salim, 1995. "Wage subsidy and full-employment in a dual economy with open unemployment and surplus labor," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 48(1), pages 205-223, October.
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