Life Satisfaction and Unemployment: The Role of Voluntariness and Job Prospects

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Life Satisfaction and Unemployment: The Role of Voluntariness and Job Prospects. / Hajek, André.
Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2013. (SOEPpapers; Nr. 601).

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Hajek A. Life Satisfaction and Unemployment: The Role of Voluntariness and Job Prospects. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). 2013. (SOEPpapers; 601).

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