Die Rolle befristeter Beschäftigung in Europa
Temporary contracts are being used as an instrument to make labour markets more flexible in many countries of the European Union. Our international comparison shows that temporary employment hardly increases the permeability of labour markets. On the one hand, it facilitates access to the labour market; on the other hand, however, it leads to unstable jobs and segmented labour markets. The latter only feature a very limited stepping-stone function of temporary employment. In order to create sustainable jobs, reforming employment protection with the aim of increasing transitions to stable jobs, as well as investing in (further) education seem to be good alternatives.
Bachmann, R. and J. Bredtmann (2016), Die Rolle befristeter Beschäftigung in Europa. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 65, 3, 270-298