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Part-time work and the hiring of older workers. / Heywood, John; Jirjahn, Uwe; Tsertsvadze, Georgi.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 43, No. 28, 11.2011, p. 4239-4255.

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Heywood, J, Jirjahn, U & Tsertsvadze, G 2011, 'Part-time work and the hiring of older workers', Applied Economics, vol. 43, no. 28, pp. 4239-4255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2010.491447

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Heywood, J., Jirjahn, U., & Tsertsvadze, G. (2011). Part-time work and the hiring of older workers. Applied Economics, 43(28), 4239-4255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2010.491447

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Heywood J, Jirjahn U, Tsertsvadze G. Part-time work and the hiring of older workers. Applied Economics. 2011 Nov;43(28):4239-4255. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2010.491447

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Heywood, John ; Jirjahn, Uwe ; Tsertsvadze, Georgi. / Part-time work and the hiring of older workers. In: Applied Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 43, No. 28. pp. 4239-4255.

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