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Temporary Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends?

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Booth, Alison L. () (ISER, University of Essex and IZA, Bonn)
Francesconi, Marco (ISER, University of Essex and IZA, Bonn)
Frank, Jeff (Royal Holloway College, University of London)

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Abstract

In Britain about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. In contrast to much of continental Europe, this proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990s. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we find that temporary workers report lower levels of job satisfaction, receive less work-related training, and are less well-paid than their counterparts in permanent employment. However, there is evidence that fixed-term contracts are a stepping stone to permanent work. Women (but not men) who start in fixed-term employment and move to permanent jobs fully catch up to those who start in permanent jobs.

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Keywords: Temporary jobs; fixed term contracts; individual unobserved heterogeneity; job-specific effects;

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J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
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J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs

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