In light of the remarkable number of young people who pass through a period of temp work at the beginning of their career the question arises whether labor market entry via temporary work agency (TWA) employment has any (persistent) effects on labor market outcomes. We investigate this issue...

Der qualifikatorische Strukturwandel in Westdeutschland findet nicht in allen Regionen im gleichen Tempo statt. Dabei muss eine wissensorientierte Regionalentwicklung nicht gleichbedeutend mit sinkenden Beschäftigungschancen für gering Qualifizierte sein. Mit dieser Ausgangsthese hat das NIW...

Using data from social security records on Spanish males, we investigate the wage effects of working under a fixed-term contract. In a first step, we provide fixed-effects estimates of the wage effect of working under a fixed-term contract for low-skilled, medium-skilled, and high-skilled men...