The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools
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Note: A revised version of this paper appears in Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, eds. Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace (pp. 368-406). New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2003. Please cite the revised version.
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Keywords
temporary; contingent; contract; workers; low-skilled; Houseman; Erickcek; Kalleberg; Upjohn;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
- J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
- J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
- J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
- J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
- J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
- K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2003-01-27 (Labour Economics)
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