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- ISSN : 18151973 (en ligne)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18151973
Why do Russian Firms Use Fixed-Term and Agency Work Contracts?
This study looks into the use of fixed term contracts and agency work in Russia during and shortly after the crisis 2009-10 with the help of an enterprise survey. The results of variance analysis show that the use of fixed-term or agency work contracts is not uniform across sectors, size and skill requirements. Probit analysis reveals that the use of fixed term contracts also in-creases the likelihood of using agency work, but not the other way around. The increase of tem-porary and agency work contracts increases the turnover on the labour market and contributes to an increase in dualisation, but may also help to prevent a larger increase in unemployment during crisis periods.
Mots-clés: employment level, turnover, labour contracts, labour demand, Russia
JEL:
J23: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Labor Demand;
J63: Labor and Demographic Economics / Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers / Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs;
J21: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure;
J41: Labor and Demographic Economics / Particular Labor Markets / Labor Contracts