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SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance,
Stockholm School of Economics
No 0494: The Impact of Temporary Contracts on Gross Job and Worker Flows
Fredrik Heyman () and Mahmood Arai ()
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Fredrik Heyman: Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 55665, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Mahmood Arai: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University, Postal: Stockholm University, Department of Economics, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: Based on direct information on hires and separations for 11.000 establishments during 11 years, we report new evidence that around half of job and worker flows stem from temporary contracts which account for only around 10 percent of employment. The share of temporary contracts is positively correlated to employment growth indicating that firms use temporary jobs as a buffer in labor adjustment. Job reallocation for temporary contracts is acyclical. Service establishments with a high share of temporary employment exhibit acyclical job reallocation while permanent jobs in manufacturing are countercyclical.
Keywords: Job Creation and Job Destruction; Worker Flows; Dual Labor Markets; Temporary Employment.
20 pages, January 22, 2002
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