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What is unemployment in Europe? Concepts and measurement in the European community household panel

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  • Peder Pedersen & Torben Schmidt, 2011. "What is unemployment in Europe? Concepts and measurement in the European community household panel," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 705-728, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:40:y:2011:i:3:p:705-728
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-010-0351-1
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    Keywords

    Unemployment; Panel data; Transition rates; C23; J64;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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