Fixed-term contracts, economic conjuncture, and training opportunities: A comparative analysis across european labour markets

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 616-629

  Cutuli, Giorgio ^a   Guetto, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 84878572560     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcs011     Document Type: Article

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