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The effect of international trade on labour-demand elasticities: empirical evidence from Tunisia

Ilham Haouas TEAM-CNRS, Universite Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne, 106-112 Bd de l'Hopital, 75647 Paris cedex 13, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mahmoud Yagoubib Crifes-Matisse, Universite Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne, 106-112 Bd de l'Hopital, 75647 Paris cedex 13, France
Pages 277-286 | Published online: 25 Feb 2008

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