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Disconnected Young Adults in Germany: Initial Evidence
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm | Seiberlich, Ruben R.
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 131 (2011), Iss. 2 : pp. 253–262
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Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW Mannheim, Germany.
Ruben R. Seiberlich, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box D 124, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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