Short-term contracts regulation and dynamic labour demand: Theory and evidence

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-104

  Nunziata, Luca ^a   Staffolani, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Employment protection; Fixed Term Contracts; Labour Market Institutions; Temporary Employment; Temporary Work Agencies

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY;

EID: 33846689256     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: 14679485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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