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The Similar Faces of Swiss Working Poor

An Empirical Analysis Across Swiss Regions Using Logistic Regression and Classification Trees

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  1. Statistical Office of the Ticino Canton, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Fabio B. Losa

  2. Center for Research in Economics and Management, University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France

    Fabio B. Losa

  3. Department of Business Management and Social Work of the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland

    Emiliano Soldini

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Losa, F.B., Soldini, E. The Similar Faces of Swiss Working Poor. Swiss J Economics Statistics 147, 17–44 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399340

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