Does fixed-term contract employment raise firms' adjustment-speed?

Beschreibung

"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 some evidence is found that FTCs raise firms' adjustment-speed." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Zitationshinweis

Hagen, Tobias (2001): Does fixed-term contract employment raise firms' adjustment-speed? Evidence from an establishment panel for West-Germany. (ZEW discussion paper 2001-57), Mannheim, 21 S.