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Displaced Workers in the United States and the Netherlands

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  • Jaap H. Abbring

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Gerard J. van den Berg

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Pieter A. Gautier

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • A. Gijsbert C. van Lomwel

    (Tilburg University)

  • Jan C. van Ours

    (Tilburg University)

  • Christopher J. Ruhm

    (Bryan School)

Abstract

This discussion paper has resulted in chapter 2 in: 'Losing Work, Moving On: International Perspectives On Worker Displacement', Peter J. Kuhn, Ed., 2002, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI, ISBN 0-88099-234-4.

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  • Jaap H. Abbring & Gerard J. van den Berg & Pieter A. Gautier & A. Gijsbert C. van Lomwel & Jan C. van Ours & Christopher J. Ruhm, 1998. "Displaced Workers in the United States and the Netherlands," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 98-084/3, Tinbergen Institute.
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