The unemployment volatility puzzle: the role of the underground economy

Munich Personal RePEc Archive

The unemployment volatility puzzle: the role of the underground economy

Lisi, Gaetano

University of Cassino

13 May 2010

Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22689/

MPRA Paper No. 22689, posted 15 May 2010 14:39 UTC

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