Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City

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Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City. / Falco, Paolo.

I: The Review of Economic Studies, Bind 88, Nr. 3, 2021, s. 1279–1310.

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Falco, P 2021, 'Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City', The Review of Economic Studies, bind 88, nr. 3, s. 1279–1310. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa057

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Falco, P. (2021). Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City. The Review of Economic Studies, 88(3), 1279–1310. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa057

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Falco P. Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City. The Review of Economic Studies. 2021;88(3):1279–1310. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa057

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Falco, Paolo. / Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City. I: The Review of Economic Studies. 2021 ; Bind 88, Nr. 3. s. 1279–1310.

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