TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Perez, J. Ignacio Garcia
AU  - Marinescu, Ioana E.
AU  - Castello, Judit Vall
        TI  - Can Fixed-Term Contracts Put Low Skilled Youth on a Better Career Path? Evidence from Spain
        PY  - 2016/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9777
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9777
        AB  - 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%).
        KW  - temporary contracts
KW  - long-term impact
KW  - labour market career
        ER  -