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Okun’s Law and Youth Unemployment in Germany and Poland

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|Apr 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2016-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 (formerly 2299-9701) | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 57
Published on: Apr 18, 2016
Published by: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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