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Measuring Labour Market Flexibility in the OECD Countries

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  • Kiander, Jaakko & VirÉn, Matti, 2000. "Measuring Labour Market Flexibility in the OECD Countries," Discussion Papers 745, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
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    2. Tibor Hanappi, 2012. "Retirement Behaviour in Austria: Incentive Effects on Old-Age Labor Supply," NRN working papers 2012-13, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
    3. Jaakko Kiander & Risto Vaittinen & Tiiu Paas, 2002. "The Eastern Enlargement of the Eurozone and Labour Market Adjustment," Eastward Enlargement of the Euro-zone Working Papers wp06, Free University Berlin, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, revised 01 Aug 2002.

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