Stepping stones for the unemployed
Subtitle: the effect of temporary jobs on the duration until regular work
By: by Marloes Zijl, Gerard J. van den Berg, Arjan Heyma.
Contributors: Berg, Gerard J. van den.; Heyma, Arjan.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1241; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1241
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Temporary employment.
Description: "Individual labour market transitions from unemployment into temporary work are often succeeded by a transition from temporary into regular work. We investigate whether temporary work increases the transition rate to regular work. In that case, temporary work may enhance labour market efficiency. We use longitudinal survey data of individuals to estimate a multi-state duration model, applying the 'timing of events' approach. To deal with selectivity, the model incorporates transitions from unemployment to temporary jobs and unobserved determinants of the transition rates. The data contain multiple spells in labour market states at the individual level. We analyse the results using novel graphical representations. The results unambiguously show that temporary jobs serve as stepping stones towards regular employment. They shorten the duration of unemployment and they substantially increase the fraction of unemployed workers who have regular work within a few years after entry into unemployment, as compared to a situation without temporary jobs"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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