More but not better jobs in Chile?: the fundamental importance of open-ended contracts

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Main Authors: Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P., Kirsten Sehnbruch
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Published: International Labour Organization 2015
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author Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P.
Kirsten Sehnbruch
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Kirsten Sehnbruch
Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P.
Kirsten Sehnbruch
contents More but not better jobs in Chile?: the fundamental importance of open-ended contracts Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P. Kirsten Sehnbruch Chilean governments since 1990 have relied on economic growth to generate employment, higher wages and better conditions of employment. But the results of this policy have been mixed: quantitative improvements in employment and wages have not been matched by improvements in job quality. Contrasting Chile’s seemingly rigid regulatory framework with its actual labour market flexibility, the authors stress the importance of employment conditions in assessing labour market performance. They empirically explore the effects of individual and job characteristics on employment and income-generating capabilities, whose most powerful determinant, they find, is employment under an open-ended contract. They conclude with a discussion of policy implications. 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00240.x DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00240.x publication.journalArticle
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spellingShingle More but not better jobs in Chile?: the fundamental importance of open-ended contracts
Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P.
Kirsten Sehnbruch
More but not better jobs in Chile?: the fundamental importance of open-ended contracts Jaime Ruiz-Tagle P. Kirsten Sehnbruch Chilean governments since 1990 have relied on economic growth to generate employment, higher wages and better conditions of employment. But the results of this policy have been mixed: quantitative improvements in employment and wages have not been matched by improvements in job quality. Contrasting Chile’s seemingly rigid regulatory framework with its actual labour market flexibility, the authors stress the importance of employment conditions in assessing labour market performance. They empirically explore the effects of individual and job characteristics on employment and income-generating capabilities, whose most powerful determinant, they find, is employment under an open-ended contract. They conclude with a discussion of policy implications. 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00240.x DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00240.x publication.journalArticle
title More but not better jobs in Chile?: the fundamental importance of open-ended contracts
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/More-but-not-better-jobs-in/995218854002676