Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-42

  Autor, David H ^a  

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EID: 0037284293     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344122     Document Type: Review

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