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Fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment: an empirical test of the core-periphery hypothesis using German establishment data

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Fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment: an empirical test of the core-periphery hypothesis using German establishment data. / Pfeifer, Christian.
In: The Economic Record, Vol. 85, No. 268, 03.2009, p. 92-107.

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Pfeifer, C 2009, 'Fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment: an empirical test of the core-periphery hypothesis using German establishment data', The Economic Record, vol. 85, no. 268, pp. 92-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00531.x

APA

Pfeifer, C. (2009). Fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment: an empirical test of the core-periphery hypothesis using German establishment data. The Economic Record, 85(268), 92-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00531.x

Vancouver

Pfeifer C. Fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment: an empirical test of the core-periphery hypothesis using German establishment data. The Economic Record. 2009 Mar;85(268):92-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00531.x

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