Author:
Garnero Andrea,Giuliano Romina,Mahy Benoit,Rycx François
Abstract
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of fixed-term contracts (FTCs) on labour productivity, wages (i.e. labour cost), and productivity-wage gaps (i.e. profits).
Design/methodology/approach
– The authors apply dynamic panel data techniques to detailed Belgian linked employer-employee panel data covering the period 1999-2006.
Findings
– Results indicate that FTCs exert stronger positive effects on productivity than on wages and (accordingly) that the use of FTCs increases firms’ profitability.
Originality/value
– This paper is one of the first to examine the FTC-productivity-wage nexus while addressing three important methodological issues related to the state dependency of the three explained variables, to firm time-invariant heterogeneity, and to the endogeneity of FTCs.
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Strategy and Management
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