Focusing on the cost-reducing motive behind the use of temporary agency employment, this paper aims at providing a better theoretical understanding of the effects of temporary agency work on the wage-setting process, trade unions' rents, firms' profits and employment. It is shown that trade...

Focusing on the cost-reducing motive behind the use of temporary agency employment, this paper aims at providing a better theoretical understanding of the effects of temporary agency work on the wage-setting process, trade unions' rents, firms' profits and employment. It is shown that trade...

Unter Ökonomen besteht weitgehend Einigkeit darüber, daß Geldpolitik langfristig keine realwirtschaftlichen Effekte hat. Nach diesem bekannten Neutralitätsergebnis führt ein höheres Geldmengenwachstum langfristig lediglich zu höherer Inflation bei unveränderter Beschäftigung. Diese...