The surge in short-duration contracts in Spain

Until the outbreak of the recent economic and financial crisis, Spain was leading the ranking of countries with the largest share of temporary employees. During the crisis this share has fallen to its lowest level in decades, but this does not mean that working conditions in Spain have improved. The...

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Autores: Felgueroso, Florentino, García-Pérez, José Ignacio, Jansen, Marcel, Troncoso-Ponce, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/717049
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/717049
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10645-018-9319-x
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dual labour markets
Great recession
Temporary jobs
Economía
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Sumario:Until the outbreak of the recent economic and financial crisis, Spain was leading the ranking of countries with the largest share of temporary employees. During the crisis this share has fallen to its lowest level in decades, but this does not mean that working conditions in Spain have improved. The flow of new temporary contracts is larger than ever before. A particularly striking feature is the steep growth in the volume of fixed-duration contracts lasting less than a week or a month. We document these trends and analyse how this phenomenon has affected the transition from temporary to permanent employment