Fixed-term contracts at labour market entry in West Germany: Implications for job search and first job quality

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-675

  Gebel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 73449090461     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp005     Document Type: Review

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