%0 Report
        %A Perez, J. Ignacio Garcia
%A Marinescu, Ioana E.
%A Castello, Judit Vall
        %T Can Fixed-Term Contracts Put Low Skilled Youth on a Better Career Path? Evidence from Spain
        %D 2016
        %8 2016 Feb
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 9777
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9777
        %X By reducing the commitment made by employers, fixed-term contracts can help low-skilled youth find a first job. However, the long-term impact of fixed-term contracts on these workers' careers may be negative. Using Spanish social security data, we analyze the impact of a large liberalization in the regulation of fixed-term contracts in 1984. Using a cohort regression discontinuity design, we find that the reform raised the likelihood of male high-school dropouts working before age 19 by 9%. However, in the longer run, the reform reduced number of days worked (by 4.5%) and earnings (by 9%).
        %K temporary contracts
%K long-term impact
%K labour market career