This paper evaluates the impact of the widespread use of fixed-term contracts in Spain on firms' TFP, via its effect on … rates increase firm's productivity while high shares of temporary contracts decrease it. Both effects are quantitatively …

labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that … temporary workers contribute to firms’ labor productivity to a lower extent than permanent workers, while also having …

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) for Brazilian manufacturing firms over … the period 2000-2008, both under the assumption of an exogenous or an endogenous law of motion for productivity. The … law of motion for productivity, which reinforces the importance of accounting for firm export status to study the …

In this paper we show that the relationship between trade liberalization and fi rm productivity is sensitive to the … method used to estimate the production function. We estimate the productivity of Colombian manufacturing plants using the … come to surprisingly different conclusions about firm productivity growth after the liberalization. Results from a growth …

modifications in such voluntary job mobility when employees have a temporary contract in France, Italy and Spain. We analyse cross …