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Flexible Contracts as Business Cycle Stabilizers

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  • Carreño Bustos, José Gabo

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  • Carreño Bustos, José Gabo, 2023. "Flexible Contracts as Business Cycle Stabilizers," Discussion Paper 2023-007, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
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