Flexible recession: The temporary staffing industry and mediated work in the United States

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-192

  Peck, Jamie ^a,b   Theodore, Nik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Jobless recovery; Recession; Temporary employment agencies; Temporary work; US labour market

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847740569     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel011     Document Type: Article

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