Temporary contracts, employment protection and skill: A simple model

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 3
Pages: 333-336

Authors (2)

Casquel, Elena (not in RePEc) Cunyat, Antoni (Universidad de València)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We construct a theoretical labor market that incorporates skill differences across workers to identify under which conditions temporary contracts are a way to access to permanency. Firing costs and unemployment benefits increase the threshold productivity above which workers access to permanency.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:3:p:333-336
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25