Are temporary jobs stepping stones or dead ends? A meta-analytical review of the literature

M Filomena, M Picchio - 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
We present a meta-analysis on the debate about the" stepping stone vs. dead end"
hypothesis related to the causal effect of temporary jobs on future labour market …

What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature

S Butschek, T Walter - IZA Journal of Migration, 2014 - Springer
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a
disadvantaged group in European labour markets and investigates the employment effects …

The pay gap of temporary agency workers—Does the temp sector experience pay off?

EJ Jahn, D Pozzoli - Labour Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
It is a well-known fact that temporary agency workers accept high wage penalties compared
to permanent workers. However, remarkably little is known about the wages of workers who …

Labour Market Disadvantages of Citizens with a Migration Background in Belgium: A Systematic Review

L Devos, L Lippens, D Lens, F Rycx, M Volral, S Baert - 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Labour markets struggle to be inclusive, while diversity is increasing. This literature review
examines labour market challenges faced by first-and second-generation migrants in …

Bridges or barriers? The relationship between immigrants' early labor market adversities and long-term earnings

T Zhang, R Banerjee - International Migration Review, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Using data from the Extended Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC-IMDB),
this article investigates the association between early adverse labor market experiences in …

The rise and implications of temporary staffing as a migration industry in Norway

JH Friberg - Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2016 - JSTOR
Temporary staffing agencies have recently emerged as a significant 'migration industry'in
Norway, actively recruiting and facilitating the employment of workers from new eastern EU …

Are temporary work agencies stepping stones into regular employment?

J Hveem - IZA Journal of Migration, 2013 - Springer
This paper estimates the causal effect of temporary work agency (TWA) employment on the
subsequent probability of employment in the regular labor market. The main purpose is to …

Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada

R Banerjee, L Lam, D Lamb - Journal of Industrial Relations, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Temporary employment (TE) arrangements have become increasingly common in Canada
among both high-and low-skilled workers. In this study, we examine the prevalence and …

Essential work, migrant labour: What explains migrant employment in European key sectors?

N Broberg, J Gonnot, FG POESCHEL, M Ruhs - 2024 - cadmus.eui.eu
Amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns, it became obvious that migrants play a critical role in
economic sectors that are essential to the functioning of everyday life. Are they over …

[HTML][HTML] Temporary agency work

SN Houseman - IZA World of Labor, 2014 - wol.iza.org
Temporary agency work has expanded in most advanced economies since the 1990s, but
its growth has been controversial. Some argue that these jobs offer experience and contact …