"Based on administrative data from the federal employment services in Germany, this paper applies statistical matching techniques to estimate the stepping-stone function to regular employment of temporary help work for unemployed job seekers. Our results show that workers who enter temporary...

Based on administrative data from the federal employment office in Germany, we apply matching techniques to estimate the stepping-stone function of temporary agency work for the unemployed, i.e. its short-run and long-run effects on their future employment prospects. Our results show that...

Based on administrative data from the federal employment services in Germany, this paper applies statistical matching techniques to estimate the stepping-stone function to regular employment of temporary help work for unemployed job seekers. Our results show that workers who enter temporary help...

Die Zeitarbeit bietet sowohl hochregulierten als auch unregulierten Arbeitsmärkten ein zusätzliches Mittel zur betriebswirtschaftlichen Anpassung der Arbeitsnachfrage. Auch eröffnet sie für Berufsanfänger und vormalig Beschäftigte einen Weg in den Arbeitsmarkt. Der vorliegende Aufsatz...