Mixed-methods research: What's in it for economists?

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 290-305

  Jefferson, Therese ^a   Austen, Siobhan ^a   Sharp, Rhonda ^b   Ong, Rachel ^a   Lewin, Gill ^a   Adams, Valerie ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment conditions; Gender; Low paid workers; Mixed methods; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903519381     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1035304614530819     Document Type: Article

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