The hidden costs of contingency: Employers' use of contingent workers and standard employees' outcomes

Social Forces

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 691-722

  Pedulla, David S ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888308780     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sot081     Document Type: Article

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