Do employment contract reforms affect welfare?

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Do employment contract reforms affect welfare? Cristina Tealdi IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies April 26, 2013 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 1

Motivation: EU unemployment rate much higher than US levels U n e m p lo y m e n t R a te 2 6 2 4 2 2 2 0 1 8 1 6 1 4 1 2 1 0 8 6 4 2 0 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 9 E U U S A After 25 years EU unemployment rate much higher than US levels 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 Y e a r Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 2

Motivation: Youth unemployment rate very high in EU Y o u n g U n e m p lo y m e n t R a te 2 6 E U 2 4 U S A 2 2 2 0 1 8 1 6 1 4 1 2 1 0 8 6 4 2 0 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 9 EU youth unemployment rate (15-24) very high Introduction of short-term contracts in mid-80s to increase flexibility 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 Y e a r Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 3

Motivation: Share of short-term contracts increased substantially Unemployment Short-Term Rate Contracts Total Youth (Share) 1985 1985 1985 2006 France 10.3 25.6 4.7 14.1 Germany 7.2 9.9 10.0 14.5 Italy 10.4 33.9 4.8 13.1 Netherlands 13.2 22.9 7.6 16.6 Portugal 8.9 19.0 14.4 20.6 Spain 21.3 43.8 15.6 34.0 EU 15 10.7 22.3 8.6 14.7 Source: OECD (1985)(2006) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 4

Objectives 1 Who are the workers hired short-term? 2 Are workers better off? 3 Do young workers benefit? 4 How flexible should the system be? Without answering these questions we will not be able to Design new labor market policy interventions Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 5

Characteristics of workers hired on a short-term basis: Female Gender Region Occupation Age Education Probit regression Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Female 0.045 0.047 0.056 0.061 0.061 South 0.122 0.121 0.115 0.109 0.110 Manager -0.051-0.057-0.046-0.072-0.071 White Collar -0.066-0.068 Teacher -0.055-0.049 Age -0.004 Age Group 15-24 0.191 0.202 0.184 Age Group 25-34 0.068 0.076 0.070 Master s 0.043 0.059 Bachelor s 0.013 0.016 5 Year Bachelor s 0.056 0.072 3 Year Bachelor s 0.033 0.046 Primary/Junior High 0.052 Primary 0.048 No Education 0.260 0.144 Bachelor s <30 0.121 Number of observations 6193 6055 6055 6055 6055 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 6

Characteristics of workers hired on a short-term basis: Blue Collars, Not Managers and White Collars Gender Region Occupation Age Education Probit regression Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Female 0.045 0.047 0.056 0.061 0.061 South 0.122 0.121 0.115 0.109 0.110 Manager -0.051-0.057-0.046-0.072-0.071 White Collar -0.066-0.068 Teacher -0.055-0.049 Age -0.004 Age Group 15-24 0.191 0.202 0.184 Age Group 25-34 0.068 0.076 0.070 Master s 0.043 0.059 Bachelor s 0.013 0.016 5 Year Bachelor s 0.056 0.072 3 Year Bachelor s 0.033 0.046 Primary/Junior High 0.052 Primary 0.048 No Education 0.260 0.144 Bachelor s <30 0.121 Number of observations 6193 6055 6055 6055 6055 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 7

Characteristics of workers hired on a short-term basis: Young Gender Region Occupation Age Education Probit regression Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Female 0.045 0.047 0.056 0.061 0.061 South 0.122 0.121 0.115 0.109 0.110 Manager -0.051-0.057-0.046-0.072-0.071 White Collar -0.066-0.068 Teacher -0.055-0.049 Age -0.004 Age Group 15-24 0.191 0.202 0.184 Age Group 25-34 0.068 0.076 0.070 Master s 0.043 0.059 Bachelor s 0.013 0.016 5 Year Bachelor s 0.056 0.072 3 Year Bachelor s 0.033 0.046 Primary/Junior High 0.052 Primary 0.048 No Education 0.260 0.144 Bachelor s <30 0.121 Number of observations 6193 6055 6055 6055 6055 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 8

Characteristics of workers hired on a short-term basis: Poorly educated Gender Region Occupation Age Education Probit regression Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Female 0.045 0.047 0.056 0.061 0.061 South 0.122 0.121 0.115 0.109 0.110 Manager -0.051-0.057-0.046-0.072-0.071 White Collar -0.066-0.068 Teacher -0.055-0.049 Age -0.004 Age Group 15-24 0.191 0.202 0.184 Age Group 25-34 0.068 0.076 0.070 Master s 0.043 0.059 Bachelor s 0.013 0.016 5 Year Bachelor s 0.056 0.072 3 Year Bachelor s 0.033 0.046 Primary/Junior High 0.052 Primary 0.048 No Education 0.260 0.144 Bachelor s <30 0.121 Number of observations 6193 6055 6055 6055 6055 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 9

Characteristics of workers hired on a short-term basis: Recent college graduates Gender Region Occupation Age Education Probit regression Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Short-term Female 0.045 0.047 0.056 0.061 0.061 South 0.122 0.121 0.115 0.109 0.110 Manager -0.051-0.057-0.046-0.072-0.071 White Collar -0.066-0.068 Teacher -0.055-0.049 Age -0.004 Age Group 15-24 0.191 0.202 0.184 Age Group 25-34 0.068 0.076 0.070 Master s 0.043 0.059 Bachelor s 0.013 0.016 5 Year Bachelor s 0.056 0.072 3 Year Bachelor s 0.033 0.046 Primary/Junior High 0.052 Primary 0.048 No Education 0.260 0.144 Bachelor s <30 0.121 Number of observations 6193 6055 6055 6055 6055 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 10

Earnings: Earnings are higher among permanent workers Log earnings Log earnings Log earnings Log earnings Log earnings Permanent 0.223 0.194 0.194 0.205 0.205 (0.015) (0.015) (0.015) (0.015) (0.015) Male 0.271 0.261 0.253 0.249 0.249 (0.010) (0.010) (0.010) (0.010) (0.101) South -0.122-0.113-0.100-0.094-0.094 (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) Manager 0.238 0.232 0.237 0.235 (0.027) (0.018) (0.018) (0.018) Age 0.228 0.893 0.856 (0.000) (0.003) (0.003) Age 2-0.688-0.655 (0.000) (0.000) Age Group 15-24 -0.167-0.167 (0.020) (0.020) Age Group 25-34 -0.141-0.140 (0.012) (0.012) Master s 0.050 (0.093) Bachelor s 0.235 0.175 0.176 0.173 (0.014) (0.014) (0.014) (0.014) 5 Year Bachelor s 0.163 (0.015) 3 Year Bachelor s 0.052 (0.041) Firm Size 0.084 0.087 0.087 (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) Constant 6.314 5.818 5.830 6.742 6.742 (0.023) (0.066) (0.066) (0.017) (0.017) Number of observations 5795 5696 5694 5694 5694 R 2 0.254 0.315 0.322 0.314 0.314 Source: Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) 2006. Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 11

Turnover: Sequences of short-term employment and unemployment Percentage of workers hired short-term 1995 2000 2003 First job 0.3137 0.0391 0.0307 Panel A: Transitions to the short-term contract Non-employment 0.4702 0.0686 0.0754 Short-term Short-term 0.0777 0.8384 0.8549 Long-term 0.1384 0.0539 0.0390 Panel B: Transitions from the short-term contract Non-employment 0.4730 0.4037 0.4596 Short-term Short-term 0.2952 0.4754 0.4350 (first job) Long-term 0.2317 0.1209 0.1054 Non-employment 0.4804 0.2787 0.2977 Short-term Short-term 0.2917 0.4635 0.4717 (not first job) Long-term 0.2279 0.2579 0.2307 Number of observations 1004 12467 14505 Source: Work Histories Italian Panel (WHIP). Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 12

The Model Extension of the standard Mortensen-Pissarides search model Differentiated contracts Workers heterogeneity Two labor markets: junior and senior workers Pre and post reforms setup Essential to derive welfare conclusions Counterfactuals To design policy interventions Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 13

The Model: General Features (I) Workers Measure 1 Heterogeneous with respect to productivity: H type productivity y H (with probability p) L type productivity y L < y H (with probability 1 p) Can be: Employed Unemployed Out of the labor force Entry level productivity y0 when they are born y 0 < y L < y H Junior At rate λ productivity shock Senior Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 14

The Search Model: General Features (II) Firms Hire both junior & senior workers When they open a position vacancy cost c When they hire a worker welfare and social security cost τ Matching Workers and firms come together through a matching function q(u, v) Wages set with Nash Bargaining between representatives of workers and firms (not contingent on productivity, but on type of contract and seniority) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 15

The Search Model: Types 1 Benchmark pre-reforms: ONLY permanent contracts Firing is not allowed Junior and senior workers are hired permanently functions-pre 2 Post-reforms: both permanent AND short-term contracts Firms can offer permanent or short-term contracts every time they open a vacancy Associated with short-term contracts No firing cost at expiration No possibility of renewal Lower costs of vacancies and social security fees functions-post Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 16

The Search Model: Equilibrium Optimal for the firm to Hire junior workers short-term Upgrade senior h-type workers to a permanent contract Offer senior l-type workers a short-term contract This decision is driven by: Lower cost of welfare and social security fees associated with short-term contracts (τo p > τo s ) Lower vacancy cost associated with short-term contracts (c p o > co) s No firing associated with permanent contracts Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 17

Model Testing: Calibration Parameter values selected 1 According to the literature 2 To match employment, unemployment, labor force participation rates and wages in the data 3 According to Italian regulations calib The model fits well the data For junior workers For senior workers Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 18

Model Testing: Welfare changes by worker s types Junior workers worse off Pre-reforms Post-reforms Average working income while in the labor force (1000 e) Junior 21.1 21.7 Senior H type 453.0 625.0 Senior L type 453.0 278.3 Average time in the labor force (in months) Junior 20.7 26.8 Senior H type 300.0 308.8 Senior L type 300.0 283.2 Present discounted value of total income while in the labor force (1000 e) Junior 19.0 18.4 Senior H type 133.6 175.8 Senior L type 133.6 52.4 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 19

Model Testing: Lifetime income changes by worker s types More productive workers better off Pre-reforms Post-reforms Average working income while in the labor force (1000 e) H type 440.7 247.4 L type 440.7 113.3 Average time in the labor force (in months) H type 307.4 327.0 L type 307.4 282.4 Present discounted value of total income while in the labor force (1000 e) H type 136.7 188.9 L type 136.7 70.8 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 20

Policy interventions 1 Changing the length of the short-term contract Longer short-term contracts are beneficial for junior and senior workers 2 Adopting an American-style system Junior workers benefit Senior workers may not be better off Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 21

Changing the length of the contract Longer contracts benefit junior workers S h a r e o f ju n io r p o p u la tio n 4 5 4 0 3 5 3 0 2 5 2 0 1 5 1 0 5 E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 R a te a t w h ic h th e c o n tr a c t te r m in a te s (t) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 22

Changing the length of the contract Minimal effect for senior workers 7 0 E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t S h a r e o f s e n io r p o p u la tio n 6 5 6 0 1 0 5 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 R a te a t w h ic h th e c o n tr a c t te r m in a te s (t) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 23

Changing the length of the contract Junior workers might be as good as before P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (in th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 2 4 2 2 2 0 1 8 1 6 1 4 P r e -r e fo r m s P o s t-r e fo r m s 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 R a te a t w h ic h th e c o n tr a c t te r m in a te s (t) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 24

Changing the length of the contract Senior L-type workers are worse off P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (in th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 P r e -r e fo r m s P o s t-r e fo r m s 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 R a te a t w h ic h th e c o n tr a c t te r m in a te s (t) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 25

Changing the length of the contract Increased inequality P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (in th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 2 0 0 1 8 0 1 6 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 P r e -r e fo r m s P o s t-r e fo r m s h -ty p e P o s t-r e fo r m s l-ty p e 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 R a te a t w h ic h th e c o n tr a c t te r m in a te s (t) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 26

Adopting an American-style system Only one type of contract available (open-end) Possibility of firing any time at no cost Worker-firm bargaining Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 27

Adopting an American-style system E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t S h a r e o f ju n io r p o p u la tio n 4 4 4 2 4 0 3 8 3 6 1 5 1 0 5 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s 0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 28

Adopting an American-style system Better outcome for junior workers E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t 4 4 4 2 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s S h a r e o f ju n io r p o p u la tio n 4 0 3 8 3 6 1 5 1 0 5 p r e -r e fo r m s p o s t-r e fo r m s p o s t-r e fo r m s p r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s 0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 29

Adopting an American-style system 7 0 E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t 6 5 S h a r e o f s e n io r p o p u la tio n 6 0 5 5 1 5 1 0 5 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s 0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) x 1 0-2 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 30

Adopting an American-style system Senior workers might face more unemployment 7 0 6 5 p o s t-r e fo r m s E m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t S h a r e o f s e n io r p o p u la tio n 6 0 5 5 1 5 1 0 5 0 p r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s p o s t-r e fo r m s p r e -r e fo r m s 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 x 1 0-2 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 31

Adopting an American-style system Junior workers are better off 2 2 P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 2 1 2 0 1 9 1 8 1 7 1 6 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s p r e -r e fo r m s p o s t-r e fo r m s 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 32

Adopting an American-style system Senior workers might be worse off P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 8 0 1 6 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s H -ty p e p o s t-r e fo r m s H -ty p e fu tu r e -r e fo r m s L -ty p e p r e -r e fo r m s p o s t-r e fo r m s L -ty p e 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 33

Adopting an American-style system Overall less inequality 2 2 0 2 0 0 fu tu r e -r e fo r m s H -ty p e p o s t-r e fo r m s H -ty p e P r e s e n t d is c o u n te d v a lu e o f in c o m e (th o u s a n d s o f e u r o ) 1 8 0 1 6 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 p r e -r e fo r m s fu tu r e -r e fo r m s L -ty p e p o s t-r e fo r m s L -ty p e 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 M a tc h d e s tr u c tio n r a te (d ) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 34

Conclusions Junior workers are worse off after the reforms More productive workers are better off Less productive workers are worse off Policy for the future: Longer short-term contracts may improve the labor market An American style system may Improve the dual market problem Improve the conditions of junior people Reduce the of senior people Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 35

Thank you! Email: cristina.tealdi@imtlucca.it Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 36

The Search Model: Pre-reforms Value functions Vacancies rj V Y = c p y + α p y [J E Y JV Y ] rj V O = cp o + α p o[(pj EH O + (1 p)jel O ) JV O ] Filled positions rj E Y = y 0 w y τ p y + λ[p(j EH O rj EH + δ(j V Y JE Y ) JE Y ) + (1 p)(jel O JE Y )] O = y w o τo p + δ(jo V JEH O ) + sp (JO V JEH O ) rjo EL = y 0 w o τo p + δ(jo V JEL O ) + sp (JO V JEL O ) types Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 37

The Search Model: Post-reforms Value functions Vacancies rj V Y = max{ c s 2y + α s 2y [J ES Y rjo VH = max{ c2o s + α2o[j s Y ESH rjo VL = max{ c2o s + α2o[j s O ESL JV Y ], cp 2y + αp 2y [JEP Y JV Y ]} JO VH ], cp 2o + αp 2o [JEPH O JO VH ] JVL O ], cp 2o + αp 2o [JEPL O JO VL ]} Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 38

The Search Model: Post-reforms Value functions Filled positions rjy EP = y 0 w y τy p + λ[p(jo EPH rj ES J EP Y ) + (1 p)(jepl + δ[jy V JEP Y ] Y = y 0 w y τy s + λ[p(max{jo EPH O } JES Y ) + (1 p)(max{jo EPL O + t[jy V JES Y ] rjo EPH = y wo h τo p + (δ + s p )[JO VH rjo ESH = y wo h τo s + (δ + t + s s )[JO VH rjo EPL = y 0 wo l τo p + (δ + s p )[JO VL rjo ESL = y 0 wo l τo s + (δ + t + s s )[JO VL O } JES Y )] + δ[jv Y JES Y ] JEPH O ] JESH O ] JEPL O ] JESL O ] J EP Y )] types Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 39

Equilibrium Wages wages Pre-reforms ( r + s w o = β[py + (1 p)y 0 τo p p ] + r ( ) u + (1 β)[s p ] r + d w y = β[y 0 τ p y ] + Post-reforms wo h = β[y τo p ] + (r + sp ) r wo l = β[y 0 τo s ] + (r + ss ) r w y = β[y 0 τy s (r + λ) ] + β r c2y s θ2y s λ ] r + (1 p)(1 β)(c2oθ s 2o) s ) ((1 β)b + βc p o θ p o) (r + λ) βcy p θy p λ r r ((1 β)b + βcp o θo) p ( ) ((1 β)b h + βc p u 2o θp 2o ) (1 β)sp r + d ( ) u (βc2oθ s 2o) s (1 β)s s r + d [ p((1 β)b h + βc p 2o θp 2o ) Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 40

Calibration calibration Parameter Pre reforms Post reforms r 0.01 0.01 β 0.4 0.4 p 0.85 0.85 k 500 500 y 0 1500 1500 y 2500 2500 co p 1500 1500 co s 750 cy s 1000 τo p 500 500 τo s 200 τy p 300 τy s 100 b 800 1000 u 100 100 m 0.046 0.043 d 0.0058 0.0058 s p 0.0036 0.0034 s s 0.005 q p 0.004 0.004 q s 0.002 t 0.1 λ 0.05 0.05 µ y 0.11 0.3 µ o 0.18 µ h o 0.05 0.08 µ l o 0.25 α y p 0.06 α y s 0.13 α o p 0.25 0.14 α o s 0.11 Cristina Tealdi (NU / IMT Lucca) Employment contract reforms April 26, 2013 41