On the determinants of shift work and overtime work: Evidence from German establishment data

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-168

  Jirjahn, Uwe ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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EID: 38949207194     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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