Are fixed-term jobs bad for your health?: A comparison of West-Germany and Spain

European Societies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 429-458

  Gash, Vanessa ^a   Mertens, Antje ^b   Gordo, Laura Romeu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BERLIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health; Temporary employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547113076     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690701314150     Document Type: Article

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