Ad hoc decisions as latent strategies: How do firms use nonstandard employment contracts?

We derive a typology of firms regarding how they use non-standard contracts, using register data. We find that 58% of firms fit the core-periphery model. They use non-standard contracts differently for low-skilled and high-skilled employees. The other firms use non-standard contracts similarly for different groups of employees.

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Using register data, we have derived a typology of firms based on their usage of non-standard contracts. Our findings show that 58% of firms fall into the core-periphery model, utilizing non-standard contracts differently for low-skilled and high-skilled employees. Other firms, on the other hand, use non-standard contracts in a similar manner across different groups of employees.