The emergence of temporary work agencies

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-156

  Neugart, Michael ^a   Storrie, Donald ^b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

J23; J41; J64; JEL classification: E24

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 30744434101     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpi050     Document Type: Article

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