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Within-firm inequality in workdays and labor productivity: evidence from linked employer–employee Italian data
[Beyond Becker: training in imperfect labour markets]

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  • Francesco Bloise
  • Valeria Cirillo
  • Michele Raitano
  • Andrea Ricci

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Using a longitudinal dataset built merging survey and administrative datasets on Italian firms, we investigate the association between productivity growth and labor flexibility focusing on the role of inequality of yearly workdays within firms. In addition to a negative association between productivity growth and the share of fixed-term employment, we find a further negative association between this type of within-firm inequality and labor productivity growth. This finding suggests that higher inequality in workdays may weaken cooperation among workers, affecting productivity.

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  • Francesco Bloise & Valeria Cirillo & Michele Raitano & Andrea Ricci, 2022. "Within-firm inequality in workdays and labor productivity: evidence from linked employer–employee Italian data [Beyond Becker: training in imperfect labour markets]," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 31(1), pages 39-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:31:y:2022:i:1:p:39-61.
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    1. Dinara Alpysbayeva & Jozef Konings & Venkat Subramanian & Aigerim Yergabulova, 2022. "Wage dispersion and firm performance: evidence from Kazakhstan," Working Papers 2022/01, Nazarbayev University, Graduate School of Business.
    2. Valeria Cirillo & Andrea Mina & Andrea Ricci, 2024. "Digital Technologies, Labor market flows and Training: Evidence from Italian employer-employee data," LEM Papers Series 2024/22, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
    3. Bavaro, Michele & Raitano, Michele, 2024. "Is working enough to escape poverty? Evidence on low-paid workers in Italy," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 495-511.
    4. Michele Capriati & Valeria Cirillo & Marialuisa Divella, 2024. "Productivity slowdown across European regions: does non-standard work matter?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(9), pages 1687-1709, September.

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