Despite a rapid decrease in unemployment and strong GDP and employment growth, real wages barely increased in Spain over the period 1995-2006. An explanation of this lack of growth may rely on employment composition effects derived from structural changes, such as the rise in the weights of...

We examine the effects of working for a Temporary Help Agency (THA) on transition rates for low-skilled temps to alternative states, using Spanish administrative data. Our analysis, based on the estimation of competing risk discrete-time duration models with multiple spells, reveals the...

The effects of working for a Temporary Help Agency (THA) on low-skilled workers’ transition rates to alternative states are examined using Spanish administrative data. Our approach is based on the estimation of competing risk discrete time duration models with multiple spells, and reveals the...