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Unemployment and Subjective Well-being: Comparing Younger and Older Job Seekers

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|Nov 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.32 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 10
Submitted on: Feb 22, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 13, 2017
Published on: Nov 6, 2017
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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