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EMPLOYMENT AVAILABILITY FOR ENTRY-LEVEL WORKERS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SPATIAL-MISMATCH HYPOTHESIS IN CHICAGO

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Pages 228-242 | Published online: 16 May 2013

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