Este estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise empírica da estrutura dos custos de ajustamento do emprego industrial. Para tanto, estima-se um modelo dinâmico de demanda por trabalho que contempla custos de ajustamento quadráticos e custos de ajustamento fixos como casos particulares. A...

I estimate the costs for establishments of hires and separations using a dynamic labor demand framework and matched employer-employee data from Germany, which records the exact dates of start and end of an employment spell. I estimate adjustment costs under different assumptions of adjustment...

I find that large firms have a higher rate of job turnover in which internal mobility of workers is involved. These firms are able to reduce turnover costs, by making use of their ability to attain a higher internal mobility rate.

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the Portuguese labor market using micro data: implications of adjustment costs to input factor adjustment throughout the business cycle are discussed; the current situation of the Portuguese labor market is reviewed; and measures of speed of adjustment for...

I find that large firms have a higher rate of job turnover in which internal mobility of workers is involved. These firms are able to reduce turnover costs, by making use of their ability to attain a higher internal mobility rate.

This paper studies the dynamics of labor demand at the firm level. Recent studies emphasize the importance of non-convex components in the structure of hiring and firing costs in the form of either fixed or linear adjustment costs. Building from Cooper al. (2005) model and Rota (2004)...

Temporary forms of employment account for a variable but never trivial share of total employment in both the U.S. and in Europe. In this article we look at how one specific form of temporary employment − employment with fixed-term contracts − fits into employers' hiring policies. We find...