A bad start? Fixed-term contracts and the transition from education to work in West Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-374

  McGinnity, Frances ^a   Mertens, Antje ^b   Gundert, Stefanie ^c  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 25144522781     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jci025     Document Type: Review

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