Is temporary job better than unemployment? A cross-country comparison based on British, German, and Swiss panel data
"While many previous studies on temporary work have found disadvantages for temporary workers as compared to workers with a permanent contract, this study compares temporary work to the alternative of unemployment. Specifically, this paper investigates the potential integrative power of taking...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19128128124919463009-is-temporary-job-better-than-u.htm |
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| author | Gebel, Michael |
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| description | "While many previous studies on temporary work have found disadvantages for temporary workers as compared to workers with a permanent contract, this study compares temporary work to the alternative of unemployment. Specifically, this paper investigates the potential integrative power of taking up a temporary job for unemployed workers as compared to the counterfactual situation of remaining unemployed and searching for another job. Applying a dynamic propensity-score matching approach based on British, (West and East) German, and Swiss panel data during the period of 1991–2009, it is shown that taking up a temporary job increases the employment chances during the subsequent five years in (West and East) Germany and the UK. Moreover, the chances of having a permanent contract remain higher and a persistent wage premium can be found during the subsequent five years of the career. Advantages of taking up a temporary job are slightly stronger in West Germany compared to East Germany, where temporary contracts are often based on public job creation measures with limited integration potential. Neither long-run advantages nor disadvantages of taking up a temporary job can be found in the case of the flexible Swiss labour market." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | Germany Switzerland United Kingdom |
| id | 19128128124919463009_4ef29776fbfd41a49268e5332efe6ca8 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19128128124919463009_4ef29776fbfd41a49268e5332efe6ca8 |
| is_hierarchy_title | Is temporary job better than unemployment? A cross-country comparison based on British, German, and Swiss panel data |
| language | English |
| physical | 32 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Berlin DIW |
| spellingShingle | Gebel, Michael employment opportunity statistics temporary employment unemployment Is temporary job better than unemployment? A cross-country comparison based on British, German, and Swiss panel data |
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| title | Is temporary job better than unemployment? A cross-country comparison based on British, German, and Swiss panel data |
| topic | employment opportunity statistics temporary employment unemployment |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19128128124919463009-is-temporary-job-better-than-u.htm |