Temporary employment and technical efficiency in Spain

Abstract

Analyses how the high proportion of temporary employment affects the firm's technical efficiency. Uses the stochastic frontier approach to measure the technical efficiency of the Spanish manufacturing firms during the period 1990‐2001. A negative relation between technical efficiency and the proportion of temporary jobs has been obtained. Also, shows that permanent employment makes an important contribution to output while temporary does not.

Citation

Angeles Diaz‐Mayans, M. and Sanchez, R. (2004), "Temporary employment and technical efficiency in Spain", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720410535981