Earnings instability and tenure

"This paper develops a tractable empirical approach to estimate the effect of on-the-job tenure on the permanent and the transitory variance of earnings. The model is also used to evaluate earnings instability associated with fixed-term contracts (short-tenure contracts) in Italy. Our results i...

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Main Authors: Cappellari, Lorenzo, Leonardi, Marco
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2006
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19125674124919438569-earnings-instability-and-tenur.htm
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Summary:"This paper develops a tractable empirical approach to estimate the effect of on-the-job tenure on the permanent and the transitory variance of earnings. The model is also used to evaluate earnings instability associated with fixed-term contracts (short-tenure contracts) in Italy. Our results indicate that each year of tenure on the job reduces earnings instability on average by 15%. Workers on a fixed-term contract on average have an earnings instability 10% higher than workers on a permanent contract. Workers who spend their entire working life on fixed-term contracts can expect an earnings instability twice as high. "
Physical Description:31 p.
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