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Temporary Separations and Firm Size in the German Labour Market
Author(s) -
Mavromaras Kostas G.,
Rudolph Helmut
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
oxford bulletin of economics and statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.131
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0084
pISSN - 0305-9049
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0084.00095
Subject(s) - german , employment protection legislation , duration (music) , legislation , economics , work (physics) , labour economics , temporary work , demographic economics , unemployment , law , macroeconomics , political science , history , art , literature , archaeology , engineering , mechanical engineering
We estimate the duration of out‐of‐work periods in the German labour market from 1980–90 and their relationship with employment protection legislation. We distinguish between Employment Interruptions that are legally protected and ordinary Layoffs. We investigate the question of whether the size of employer has an impact on the choice of the type of temporary separation. We find that firm size does matter, in both the type and the duration of temporary separations, and we examine the complex re‐hiring process.