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Revisiting the stepping‐stone hypothesis: Transitions from temporary to permanent contracts in Peru*

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This study seeks to gauge the extent to which temporary contracts function as stepping stones to permanent contracts and to distinguish intrafirm from interfirm contract conversions. Using 2012–2016 data from a Peruvian matched employer–employee database, the authors propose several measures of contract conversion and estimate duration models. Their findings show that only 7 per cent of fixed‐term contracts are converted and that about half of the conversions occur in the same firm.

Keywords: duration analysis, labour contracts, screening, labour market institutions

How to Cite: JARAMILLO BAANANTE, M. & CAMPOS UGAZ, D. (2023) “Revisiting the stepping‐stone hypothesis: Transitions from temporary to permanent contracts in Peru* ”, ILR Test Journal. 162(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12359

 

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