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dc.contributor.authorBoockmann, Bernharden
dc.contributor.authorHagen, Tobiasen
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-16T14:56:20Z-
dc.date.available2009-02-16T14:56:20Z-
dc.date.issued2001-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/24454-
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates under which conditions firms use fixed-term contracts, subcontracted and freelance work. Using a probit model which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity, we find that positive changes in expected or actual turnover are associated with a higher probability of employing atypical work, which suggests that these forms of employment are used as means of adjustment. Other important factors are employees? skill levels, investment in information technology, and the existence of collective wage agreements and works councils. Furthermore, a natural experiment is used to evaluate the impact of dismissal protection for permanent workers on the use of flexible working contracts. There is clear evidence that reducing dismissal protection decreases the demand for fixed-term employment.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) |cMannheimen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aZEW Discussion Papers |x01-33en
dc.subject.jelJ42en
dc.subject.jelJ23en
dc.subject.jelC23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordFlexible working contractsen
dc.subject.keywordfixed-term employmenten
dc.subject.keywordlabour demanden
dc.subject.keywordadjustment costsen
dc.subject.stwBefristeter Arbeitsvertragen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsnachfrageen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsmobilitäten
dc.subject.stwQualifikationen
dc.subject.stwUngeschützte Beschäftigungen
dc.subject.stwKündigungsschutzen
dc.subject.stwBetriebsraten
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleThe use of flexible working contracts in West Germany: evidence from an establishment panel-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn856133876en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:zewdip:5388en

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