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Macroeconomic Shocks and Employment in sub-Sharan Africa: Do Labour Market Institutions Matter?

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|Nov 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 118
Published on: Nov 20, 2022
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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