The effects of temporary services and contracting out on low-skilled workers: Evidence from auto suppliers, hospitals, and public schools

Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 368-403

  Erickcek, George A ^a   Houseman, Susan N ^a   Kalleberg, Arne L ^b  

^a WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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