MICSIM-4J - A General Microsimulation Model: User Guide (Version 1.1)

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MICSIM-4J - A General Microsimulation Model: User Guide (Version 1.1). / Merz, Joachim; Rusch, Lars.
Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 2015. (FFB Diskussionspapier; Nr. 100).

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Merz, J & Rusch, L 2015 'MICSIM-4J - A General Microsimulation Model: User Guide (Version 1.1)' FFB Diskussionspapier, Nr. 100, Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, Lüneburg.

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Merz, J., & Rusch, L. (2015). MICSIM-4J - A General Microsimulation Model: User Guide (Version 1.1). (FFB Diskussionspapier; Nr. 100). Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe.

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Merz J, Rusch L. MICSIM-4J - A General Microsimulation Model: User Guide (Version 1.1). Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe. 2015 Dez. (FFB Diskussionspapier; 100).

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