Marinescu, Ioana, García Pérez, J. Ignacio, Vall Castello, Judit, (2016), “Fixed-term contracts hurt low-skilled workers in the long run”, Voxeu, 7 April
Short-term contracts are viewed as a way of stimulating youth employment. This column presents evidence that this is the case in Spain, but that such contracts are also detrimental to job stability and lifetime earnings. The negative effects get stronger the longer workers are exposed to fixed-term contracts.
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