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Wage Determination and Employment in Sweden Since the Early 1990s – Wage Formation in a New Setting

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  • Fredriksson, Peter
  • Topel, Robert H.
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  • Fredriksson, Peter & Topel, Robert H., 2008. "Wage Determination and Employment in Sweden Since the Early 1990s – Wage Formation in a New Setting," Working Papers 236, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
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