Job Polarization in Europe? Changes in the Employment Structure and Job Quality, 1995-2007

Work and Occupations

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-182

  Fernández Macías, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

division of labor; job quality; labor markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860523763     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888411427078     Document Type: Article

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