Temporary Employment, Job Flows and Productivity: A Tale of Two Reforms

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cappellari, Lorenzo; Dell'Aringa, Carlo; Leonardi, Marco
• 署名单位: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; University of Milan
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02535.x
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: F188-F215
• 关键词: help jobs; PROTECTION; demand; COSTS; work

摘要

We investigate the effects of two reforms of temporary employment using panel data on Italian firms. We exploit variation in their implementation across regions and sectors for identification. Our results show that the reform of apprenticeship contracts increased job turnover and induced the substitution of external staff with firms apprentices, with an overall productivity-enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it induced a substitution of temporary employees in favour of external staff and reduced capital intensity, generating productivity losses. We estimate substitution elasticities across various types of temporary contracts that are consistent with this interpretation.