Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "J63"

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Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "J63"

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    Title: Reassessing Labor Market Reforms: Temporary Contracts as a Screening Device  Author(s): FACCINI, Renato Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Standard models of temporary contracts are either inconclusive, or fail to ac- count for the positive correlation between temporary contracts and the employ- ment rate, and for the high transition rates into permanent ...
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    Title: Labor Adjustment: Disentangling Firing and Mobility Costs  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; SAPIENZA, Paola; ZINGALES, Luigi Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper studies the costs of adjusting employment, distinguishing between firms’ firing and workers’ mobility costs. We construct a simple dynamic general equilibrium model of labor demand and supply and show that ...
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    Title: Labor Turnover before Plant Closure: ‘Leaving the sinking ship’ vs. ‘Captain throwing ballast overboard’  Author(s): SCHWERDT, Guido Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Involuntary job loss in administrative data is commonly identified by focusing on mass-layoffs or plant closures. However, such events usually do not happen without prior knowledge, which potentially leads to selection ...
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    Title: Employment Protection, Firm Selection, and Growth  Author(s): POSCHKE, Markus Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of firing costs on aggregate productivity growth. For this purpose, a model of endogenous growth through selection and imitation is developed. It is consistent with recent evidence on firm ...