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Is Job Insecurity Making Australians Fat? Evidence from Panel Data on Perceived Risk of Job Loss

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  • Currie, Phillippa
  • Smith, Trenton G.
  • Stillman, Steven

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  • Currie, Phillippa & Smith, Trenton G. & Stillman, Steven, 2014. "Is Job Insecurity Making Australians Fat? Evidence from Panel Data on Perceived Risk of Job Loss," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 170720, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.170720
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