Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter?

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Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter? / Braakmann, Nils.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2007. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 70).

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Braakmann, N 2007 'Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter?' Working paper series in economics, Nr. 70, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Braakmann, N. (2007). Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter? (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 70). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Braakmann N. Islamistic terror, the war on Iraq and the job prospects of Arab men in Britain: Does a country's direct involvement matter? Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2007. (Working paper series in economics; 70).

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