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The Labor Market in Ukraine under Martial Law Conditions: State and Prospects of Development

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: Heorhiy Cherevko,  Ihor Yatsiv,  Iryna Cherevko and  Svitlana Yatsiv  
Open Access
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
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Language: English
Page range: 77 - 97
Submitted on: Mar 17, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 22, 2025
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Published on: Dec 17, 2025
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
labor market,
labor force,
unemployment,
employees,
employers,
wages,
martial law
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other

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