Dual labor markets at work: The impact of employers' use of temporary agency work on regular workers' job stability
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In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 69, No. 5, 01.10.2016, p. 1191-1215.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Dual labor markets at work
T2 - The impact of employers' use of temporary agency work on regular workers' job stability
AU - Hirsch, Boris
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Fitting duration models on an inflow sample of jobs in Germany starting in 2002 to 2010, the author investigates the impact of employers' use of temporary agency work on regular workers' job stability. In line with dual labor market theory, the author finds that nontemporary jobs are significantly more stable when employers use temporary agency workers. The rise in job stability stems mainly from reduced transitions into nonemployment, suggesting that nontemporary workers are safeguarded against involuntary job losses. The findings are robust to controlling for unobserved permanent employer characteristics and changes in the observational window that comprises the labor market disruption of the Great Recession.
AB - Fitting duration models on an inflow sample of jobs in Germany starting in 2002 to 2010, the author investigates the impact of employers' use of temporary agency work on regular workers' job stability. In line with dual labor market theory, the author finds that nontemporary jobs are significantly more stable when employers use temporary agency workers. The rise in job stability stems mainly from reduced transitions into nonemployment, suggesting that nontemporary workers are safeguarded against involuntary job losses. The findings are robust to controlling for unobserved permanent employer characteristics and changes in the observational window that comprises the labor market disruption of the Great Recession.
KW - Dual labor markets
KW - Duration analysis
KW - Job security
KW - Job stability
KW - Labor market flexibility
KW - Temporary agency work
KW - Temporary workers
KW - Economics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84985920621&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0019793915625214
DO - 10.1177/0019793915625214
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84985920621
VL - 69
SP - 1191
EP - 1215
JO - Industrial and Labor Relations Review
JF - Industrial and Labor Relations Review
SN - 0019-7939
IS - 5
ER -