This paper investigates the effect of the relaxation of the rigidity of employment protection legislation in dual economies on qualification mismatch, measured as the sum of over-education and under-education. Using a unique matched employer-employee flow dataset, the effect of two reforms, which significantly modified the rules for the utilisation of temporary contracts in Italy is studied. By increasing the relative flow of workers on short-term contracts, the short-term contract reform is found to have reduced the relative flow of over-educated workers. However, this result holds only for older male workers, while no effect is found for female and younger workers. The apprenticeship reform instead had no major effects on the relative flow of mismatched workers.
Does Employment Protection Affect Qualification Mismatch? / A. Maida, C. Tealdi. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. - ISSN 1467-8543. - 59:3(2021 Sep), pp. 701-729. [10.1111/bjir12533]
Does Employment Protection Affect Qualification Mismatch?
A. Maida;
2021
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This paper investigates the effect of the relaxation of the rigidity of employment protection legislation in dual economies on qualification mismatch, measured as the sum of over-education and under-education. Using a unique matched employer-employee flow dataset, the effect of two reforms, which significantly modified the rules for the utilisation of temporary contracts in Italy is studied. By increasing the relative flow of workers on short-term contracts, the short-term contract reform is found to have reduced the relative flow of over-educated workers. However, this result holds only for older male workers, while no effect is found for female and younger workers. The apprenticeship reform instead had no major effects on the relative flow of mismatched workers.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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