This paper investigates the effect of workplace unionization and product market volatility on firms' propensity to use temporary employment. Using Italian firm level data, we show that unionization and volatility have a positive impact on the share of temporary contracts. However, as volatility...

This paper investigates the effect of workplace unionization and product market volatility on firms' propensity to use temporary employment. Using Italian firm level data, we show that unionization and volatility have a positive impact on the share of temporary contracts. However, as volatility...

This paper investigates the effect of workplace unionization and demand volatility on firms' propensity to use temporary employment. Using Italian firm level data, we show that the impact of unionization crucially depends on the type of fixed term contracts considered and the degree of...