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Lo sviluppo delle competenze nei contesti precari
[Skills development in precariousness: the dark side of flexibility?]

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  • Ferrari, Filippo

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The article explores the relationship between flexibility and skills development: the initial hypothesis was that precariousness and flexibility had a negative correlation with the opportunity to develop professional skills. Rather surprisingly, in Italy it seems that being employed on contracts known as 'atypical' or fixed-term does not have a significant impact on participation in training activities, unlike other Western countries.

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  • Ferrari, Filippo, 2011. "Lo sviluppo delle competenze nei contesti precari [Skills development in precariousness: the dark side of flexibility?]," MPRA Paper 33284, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    skills; fixed-term contracts; flexibility;
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    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training

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