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 performances. We select academic papers published on international peer-reviewed journals from 1990 until 2021. Among 78 observations...

Whereas preferences of consumers are a cornerstone of market economies, preferences of employees e.g. regarding the preferred amount of paid labour are mostly not. However, we find strong evidence that differences between aspired and actually worked weekly hours have a serious negative impact on...

This paper deals with the analysis of the determinants of unemployment for the Central-Eastern and South-Eastern (CSEE) European countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia. The comprehensive analysis for the observed period from 2012 to 2020 provides...