Labour contract regulations and workers' wellbeing: International longitudinal evidence

Labour Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-678

  Salvatori, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment protection legislation; Job satisfaction; Temporary employment; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953540908     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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