Purpose – This paper aims to test the hypothesis that the effect of production slowdown on labour demand can be muted by labour hoarding. Design/methodology/approach – This study adopts a production function approach, using data from Malta, a small state in the EU. Findings – The results confirm the hypothesis and indicate that firms are normally prepared to employ and dismiss more workers in the long run than in the short run. Practical implications – This finding has important implications for developed countries, including that labour hoarding can be of certain relevance in times of economic slowdown as shocks are absorbed by internal flexibility. Originality/value – The results of this study add on to the existing literature in two ways...
This thesis consists of four essays on the determinants, the dynamics and the policy implications of...
All companies act under the impact of allocation of manufacturing factors. Despite noticeable modern...
Firms adjust their employment to changes in output. But they tend to adjust it only partially. Typic...
Purpose – This paper aims to test the hypothesis that the effect of production slowdown on labour de...
A consequence of similar institutional conditions of domestic labor markets in Europe is the permane...
A consequence of similar institutional conditions of domestic labor markets in Europe is the permane...
Purpose: This paper aims at the identification of labour hoarding, which is one of options of employ...
Firms tend to only partially adjust their workforce to changes in output. Typically, labour is hoard...
This paper represents an explanation of the causes of the deceleration in labour productivity in the...
Firms tend to only partially adjust their workforce to changes in output. Typically, labour is hoard...
Short-time work (STW) policies provide subsidies for hour reductions to workers in firms experiencin...
The Great Recession has seen a revival of interest in policies encouraging labor hoarding by firms. ...
The churning of firms is an inherent process of industrialized economies, which entails a high rate ...
Investment and employment under the hypothesis of growth slowdown - For ten years, unemployment has ...
In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small chang...
This thesis consists of four essays on the determinants, the dynamics and the policy implications of...
All companies act under the impact of allocation of manufacturing factors. Despite noticeable modern...
Firms adjust their employment to changes in output. But they tend to adjust it only partially. Typic...
Purpose – This paper aims to test the hypothesis that the effect of production slowdown on labour de...
A consequence of similar institutional conditions of domestic labor markets in Europe is the permane...
A consequence of similar institutional conditions of domestic labor markets in Europe is the permane...
Purpose: This paper aims at the identification of labour hoarding, which is one of options of employ...
Firms tend to only partially adjust their workforce to changes in output. Typically, labour is hoard...
This paper represents an explanation of the causes of the deceleration in labour productivity in the...
Firms tend to only partially adjust their workforce to changes in output. Typically, labour is hoard...
Short-time work (STW) policies provide subsidies for hour reductions to workers in firms experiencin...
The Great Recession has seen a revival of interest in policies encouraging labor hoarding by firms. ...
The churning of firms is an inherent process of industrialized economies, which entails a high rate ...
Investment and employment under the hypothesis of growth slowdown - For ten years, unemployment has ...
In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small chang...
This thesis consists of four essays on the determinants, the dynamics and the policy implications of...
All companies act under the impact of allocation of manufacturing factors. Despite noticeable modern...
Firms adjust their employment to changes in output. But they tend to adjust it only partially. Typic...