The hidden costs of fixed term contracts: the impact on work accidents

Maria Guadalupe ()

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Abstract: This paper assesses whether there is a systematic difference between the accident rates of fixed term and permanent contract workers that is not just the result of a compositional effect. A pure contractual effect might exist because the short duration of the temporary contract reduces the incentives to invest in specific human capital leading to a higher accident rate. I provide two identification strategies to control for selection and reporting biases. The results confirm there is a pure contractual effect that increases the accident probability by 4 percent to 7 percent.

Keywords: work accidents; fixed-term contracts; productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2002-10
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