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| Author: | Holmlund, B. Storrie, D. |
| Title: | Temporary work in turbulent times: the Swedish experience |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
2002 : JUN, VOL. 112:480, p. F245-F269 |
| Index terms: | Temporary employment Economic crisis Economic conditions Sweden |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper present sthe Swedish institutional setting, documents basic stylised facts about fixed-term contracts, and discusses the causes of their increased prevalence. Open-ended and temporary employment exhibit strikingly different cyclical behaviour with temporary employment being more volatile. A recession is associated with an initial decline in temporary employment followed by a sharp rise from the trough to the end of the recession. The authors argue that the severe recession of the 1990s is a major factor behind the rise in temporary work in Sweden. |
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