Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law

Joachim Wagner; Claus Schnabel; Arnd Kölling

Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law

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Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law. / Wagner, Joachim; Schnabel, Claus; Kölling, Arnd.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2001. (Arbeitsbericht; No. 233).

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Wagner, J, Schnabel, C & Kölling, A 2001 'Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law' Arbeitsbericht, no. 233, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Wagner, J., Schnabel, C., & Kölling, A. (2001). Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law. (Arbeitsbericht; No. 233). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Wagner J, Schnabel C, Kölling A. Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms: the case of the disability law. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2001. (Arbeitsbericht; 233).

Bibtex

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