Early career consequences of temporary employment in Germany and the UK

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-660

  Gebel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

comparative study; early career; employment effects; temporary employment; wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651095758     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017010380645     Document Type: Article

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