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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2001
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 01-57
Verlag: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Zusammenfassung: 
Fixed-term labour contracts were liberalised in Germany in order to raise the flexibility of the labour market. However, empirical studies using industry-level data find no significant effect of FTCs on employment adjustment. This paper investigates the impact of FTC employment on firms? flexibility by estimating dynamic labour demand models with the IAB-Establishment Panel for West Germany in 1996-2000. Using a GMM estimator and comparing the estimated adjustment of total employment to the adjustment of permanent contract employment some evidence is found that FTCs raise firms? adjustment-speed.
Schlagwörter: 
Fixed-term employment
labour demand
adjustment-speed
JEL: 
J41
J23
C23
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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