The Productivity Effect of Temporary Agency Work
Evidence from German Panel Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9720731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bertrand Hirsch (0000-0002-6328-4931, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Boris Hirsch (Friedrich–Alexander‐University Erlangen‐Nuremberg), Steffen Mueller (0000-0003-4889-3058, Friedrich–Alexander‐University Erlangen–Nuremberg and CESifo) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue | 562 |
| Pages | F216-F235 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02536.x |
| OpenAlex | W1687344771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study investigates the effect of temporary agency work on the user firm’s productivity. We hypothesise that using temporary agency work to enhance numerical flexibility and to screen job candidates may increase productivity, whereas temporary workers’ lower firm‐specific human capital and spillover effects on the user’s permanent employees may adversely affect productivity. Other than the sparse existing literature on this issue, we exploit a large panel data set and control for time‐invariant and time‐varying unobserved heterogeneity by using the system GMM estimator. We find a robust hump‐shaped effect of the extent of temporary agency work on the user firm’s productivity
Agency (philosophy · Business · Computer security · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Exploit · Flexibility (engineering · German · Industrial organization · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Management · Microeconomics · Panel data · Productivity · Spillover effect · Work (physics · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Literature review of theory and research on the psychological impact of temporary employment
Total Factor Productivity Estimation
Estimation of Dynamic Models with Error Components
Formulation and estimation of dynamic models using panel data
From temporary help jobs to permanent employment
Estimating Production Functions Using Inputs to Control for Unobservables
Some Tests of Specification for Panel Data
The Dynamics of Productivity in the Telecommunications Equipment Industry
Another look at the instrumental variable estimation of error-components models
Initial conditions and moment restrictions in dynamic panel data models
The IAB Establishment Panel
Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements
Do Changes in Regulation Affect Employment Duration in Temporary Help Agencies
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |