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Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978 -2002
Böckerman Petri
Johansson Edvard
Helakorpi Satu
Prättälä Ritva
Vartiainen Erkki
Uutela Antti
Publication info
Series
Discussion Papers no. 928
Date
2004
Avainsanat
ylipaino, suhdanteeet, terveys
Keywords
overweight, business cycles, health
JEL
E32,I12,R11
Pages
20
Price
10 €
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Language
English
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