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Measuring Inefficiency of the Czech Labour Market

By: Daniel Němec  
Open Access
|Jul 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2015-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 197 - 220
Published on: Jul 16, 2015
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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