Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Giulio Piccirilli
Author-X-Name-First: Giulio 
Author-X-Name-Last: Piccirilli
Author-Email: giulio.piccirilli@unicatt.it

Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Title: Contingent Worksharing
Abstract: In a setting that focuses on efficient dynamic hours-workers substitution we show that
contingent worksharing contributes to workers retention during bad business spells and to
sustained hiring during good spells. As a consequence, average employment increases on both
accounts. We also show that worksharing interacts with firing costs in affecting workforce
decisions and determines the sign of the employment impact from an increase in firing restrictions.
Length: 17
Creation-Date: 2009-07
File-URL: http://www.unicatt.it/Istituti/EconomiaImpresaLavoro/Quaderni/ieil0052.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2009
Number: ieil0052
Classification-JEL: J23, J63, C61
Keywords: Temporary worksharing, Firing Costs, Stochastic methods.
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie4:ieil0052