Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58723 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6526
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
employment contracts
productivity
institutional changes
JEL: 
J24
J41
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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