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Recent and Prospective Trends of the Demand for Labour in the Federal Republic of Germany: An ex-post Analysis and some Simulation Results with a Macro- and Linked-lndustry Model

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Unemployment in Western Countries

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In this paper I shall try to analyse recent and future trends of the demand for labour and its determinants in the FRG at the national level as well as in selected industries.

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Koellreuter, C. (1980). Recent and Prospective Trends of the Demand for Labour in the Federal Republic of Germany: An ex-post Analysis and some Simulation Results with a Macro- and Linked-lndustry Model. In: Malinvaud, E., Fitoussi, JP. (eds) Unemployment in Western Countries. International Economic Association Publications. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16407-3_10

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