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Regional Employment Dynamics in the EU: Structural Outlook, Co-Movements, Clusters and Common Shocks

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Marelli, E. (2006). Regional Employment Dynamics in the EU: Structural Outlook, Co-Movements, Clusters and Common Shocks. In: Caroleo, F.E., Destefanis, S. (eds) The European Labour Market. AIEL Series in Labour Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1680-9_4

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