As a result of recent Spanish labour market reforms, the overall permanent contracts have been divided in three groups …: regular open-ended contracts, subsidized permanent contracts from the conversion of fixed-term contracts and subsidized … initial open-ended contracts. The first objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of these types of permanent contracts …

of innovative contracts and legal evolution that improve verifiability and contracting over time. We find, however, that … contracts, hindering legal evolution. We shed light on the large-scale commercial codification undertaken in the nineteenth …

of innovative contracts and legal evolution that improve verifiability and contracting over time. We find, however, that … contracts, hindering legal evolution. We shed light on the large-scale commercial codification undertaken in the nineteenth …

inflexible contracts in a bilateral trade context where sellers can adjust trade quality after observing a post-contractual cost … shock and a discretionary buyer transfer. In the absence of communication, we find that rigid contracts are more frequent … and lead to higher earnings for both buyer and seller. By contrast, in the presence of communication, flexible contracts …

purchaser and hospital characteristics. Using data extracted from 153 contracts for acute hospital services in England in 2010 …

Several recent papers argue that contracts provide reference points that affect ex post behavior. We test this … effect of contracts on bargaining threatpoints. We compare situations in which an initial contract is renegotiated to …