Atypical Work and Employment Continuity [PDF]
Atypical employment arrangements such as agency temporary work and contracting have long been criticized as offering more precarious and unstable work than regular employment. Using data from two datasets – the CAEAS and the NLSY79 – we determine whether
Addison, John T. +1 more
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The Effects of Temporary Portable Rumble Strips on Vehicle Speeds in Road Work Zones
SafetyThe safety of construction and maintenance work zones has been highlighted as a crucial aspect of construction management that requires special attention due to the increasing number of fatal and non-fatal injuries in recent years.
Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati +4 more
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Measuring Temporary Labor Outsourcing in U.S. Manufacturing [PDF]
Several analysts claim that firms have been using more flexible work arrangements in order to contain the costly adjustment of labor to changes in economic conditions.
Saul Lach, Marcello Estevao
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Temporary Work in Poland: Who Gets the Jobs?
In recent years, Poland witnessed a dramatic decline in its unemployment rate and, from having had one of the worst jobless records in the EU-27, the country now posts a figure below the Union average.
H Ingham, M Ingham
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The rise of temporary employment in Japan: Legalisation and expansion of a non-regular employment form [PDF]
This discussion paper examines the institutionalization process of a non-regular employment form especially focusing on the establishment of the temporary dispatching work (haken) system.
Imai, Jun
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Transitions into permanent employment in Spain : an empirical analysis for young workers [PDF]
, 2007 We analyze the Spanish temporary workers’ transitions into permanent employment and to what extent those who become unemployed are able to achieve a permanent job.
García-Pérez, J. Ignacio +3 more
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Analysis of the determinants of Temporary employment in 19 European countries [PDF]
This paper studies the determinants of temporary employment in 19 European countries using micro-level data drawn from the European Social Survey. The analysis shows that temporary employment is a stepping-stone to a permanent job. In addition, temporary
Boubaker Hlaimi, Frederic Salladarre
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How temporary is temporary employment in Spain?. [PDF]
We use the Spanish Labor Force Survey (EPA) for the period 1987-1996 to study trends, characteristics, and labor force transitions of temporary workers.
Alba, Alfonso
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What Does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Empirical suggestions from a Japanese survey [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to test whether or not a temporary help service (THS) job benefits workers in Japan. By applying the average treatment effect on the treated estimation and its sensitivity tests to the Japanese survey data, we obtained the ...
TSURU Kotaro +3 more
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Is Temporary Employment a Stepping Stone for Unemployed School Leavers? [PDF]
Many school-leavers enter the labour market via temporary employment. In this paper we investigate the impact of a temporary employment spell at the start of the career on the transition rate into permanent employment.
Verhofstadt, Elsy, Goebel, Christian
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