We perform a comprehensive analysis of the stepping-stone effect of temporary agency employment on unemployed workers …. Using the timing-of-events approach, we not only investigate whether agency employment is a bridge into regular employment … intensity increases the likelihood of leaving unemployment for regular jobs. Our results show that agency employment is even …

This paper fills a gap in the literature by investigating whether temporary agency employment substitutes regular … innovations by volatility regimes. We show that a positive shock to temporary agency employment increases overall employment, but …