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...

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Main Authors: Francesca Castellani, Giulia Lotti, Nataly Obando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Economics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2020.1729582