In this paper we study the cooperative theory of stable outcomes for the roommates problem modeled as a contract choice problem. We show, that a simple generalization of the Deferred Acceptance Procedure with firms proposing due to Gale and Shapley (1962), yields outcomes for a two-sided contract choice problem, which necessarily belong to the core and are Weakly Pareto Optimal for firms. Under...

Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program has often been portrayed as a model for temporary migration programmes. It is largely governed by the Contracts negotiated between Canada and Mexico Commonwealth Caribbean countries respectively. This article provides critical analysis of Contract examining its structural context considers possibilities limitations ameliorating it. outlines formal r...

BACKGROUND Within the working population there is a vulnerable group: workers without an employment contract and workers with a flexible labour market arrangement, e.g. temporary agency workers. In most cases, when sick-listed, these workers have no workplace/employer to return to. Also, for these workers access to occupational health care is limited or even absent in many countries. For this v...

Although there has been a sizeable empirical literature measuring the effect of job precariousness on the mental health of workers the debate is still open, and understanding the true nature of such relationship has important policy implications. In this paper, we investigate the impact of precarious employment on mental health using a unique, very large data set that matches information on job...

Non-Standard ‘Contingent’ Employment and Job Satisfaction: A Panel Data Analysis It is widely assumed that contingent forms of employment, such as fixed-term contracts, labour-hire and casual employment, are associated with low quality jobs. This hypothesis is tested using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a nationally representative household pane...

We analyze the impact of contract enforcement problems on the emergence of (involuntary) unemployment. In an experimental labor market where the trading parties can form long-term relationships, we compare a work environment where contracts are implicit in the sense that effort is observable, but not verifiable to a situation where contracts are “complete” and effort is enforced exogenously. In...