What Hides Behind an Umemployment Rate: Comparing Portuguese and U.S. Unemployment
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- Pedro Portugal & Olivier Blanchard, 1998. "What Hides Behind An Unemployment Rate: Comparing Portuguese and Us Unemployment," Working Papers w199803, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department.
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