Filippo Passerini (University of Bologna)
18 December 2024 @ 17:00 - 18:00
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Is Temporary Work a Safety Risk? Analyzing the Impact on Workplace Accidents
Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of temporary employment on work-related injuries. We leverage a 2018 Italian labor market reform that restricted temporary employment and adopt a Difference-in-Differences approach combined with a synthetic control method to address endogeneity concerns. Using granular administrative data on injuries and employment contracts, our results show no significant overall effect of the reform on injuries but reveal reductions in mild injuries and among high-risk groups, such as men and foreign workers, and in specific local labor markets. The investigation of the potential mechanisms indicates that improved working conditions, not reporting biases, drive the reductions. Overall, our findings suggest that policymakers should prioritize enhancing working conditions over focusing solely on contract types to effectively reduce workplace accidents.
Joint work with Lorenzo Navarini and Roberto Nisticò.