Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/108685 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8804
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Fitting duration models on an inflow sample of jobs in Germany starting in 2002-2010, this paper investigates the impact of employers' use of temporary agency work on regular workers' job stability. In line with dual labour market theory, I find that non-temp jobs are significantly more stable if employers utilise temps. The rise in job stability stems mainly from reduced transitions into non-employment suggesting that non-temp workers are safeguarded against involuntary job losses. My findings are robust to controlling for unobserved permanent employer characteristics and changes in the observational window that includes the labour market disruption of the Great Recession.
Subjects: 
temporary agency work
job stability
dual labour markets
JEL: 
J63
J41
J21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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