Fixed or open-ended? Labor contract and productivity in the Colombian manufacturing sector

Using the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey (AMS) between 2000 and 2014, this paper investigates the effect of labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that the elasticity of revenue with respect to temporary workers is often lower than that with respect to permanent workers, but not in small firms, where some forms of flexibility might lead to productivity gains.

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Castellani, Francesca ; Lotti, Giulia ; Obando, Nataly
Published in:	Journal of Applied Economics. - ISSN 1667-6726. - Vol. 23.2020, 1, p. 199-223
Publisher:	Abingdon : Taylor & Francis
Subject:	firms' TFP \| Labor contracts \| skilled workers \| temporary workers

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1080/15140326.2020.1729582 [DOI] 1726672093 [GVK]
Source:	EconStor

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