Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18587

Missing Men and Women’s Demand for Political Representation

Barbara Boelmann, Carola Stapper

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18574

Toward a Bad Job Economy: AI Adoption, Agency Costs, and Job Design

Matthias Fahn, Jin Li, Chang Sun

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17529

Climate Shocks, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Protective Role of Climate-Resilience Projects

Amanda Guimbeau, Xinde James Ji, Nidhiya Menon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17249

Intergenerational Effects of Compulsory Schooling Reform on Early Childhood Development in a Middle-Income Country

Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Pelin Akyol, Abdurrahman B. Aydemir, Murat Demirci, Murat Güray Kirdar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17124

The Wage of Temporary Agency Workers

Antonin Bergeaud, Pierre Cahuc, Clément Malgouyres, Sara Signorelli, Thomas Zuber

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16361

Are Managers More Machiavellian than Other Employees?

Mehrzad B. Baktash, Uwe Jirjahn

revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2026, 79, 379-407

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16061

Locus of Control and the Preference for Agency

Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliana Silva Goncalves, Arne Uhlendorff

published in: European Economic Review, 2024, 165, 104737

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15714

Public Employment Agency Reform, Matching Efficiency, and German Unemployment

Christian Merkl, Timo Sauerbier

revised version published in: IMF Economic Review, 2024, 72, 393-440

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15309

Training, Productivity and Wages: Direct Evidence from a Temporary Help Agency

Xinwei Dong, Dean R. Hyslop, Daiji Kawaguchi

published as 'Skill, Productivity, and Wages: Direct Evidence from a Temporary Help Agency' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42 (S1), 133-181.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14629

The Effects of Reforming a Federal Employment Agency on Labor Demand

Kornelius Kraft, Alexander Lammers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14024

Job Placement via Private vs. Public Employment Agencies: Investigating Selection Effects and Job Match Quality in Germany

Adam Ayaita, Christian Grund, Lisa Pütz

published in: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, 2022, 74 (2), 137-162

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13881

Mining and Gender Gaps in India

Amanda Guimbeau, Xinde James Ji, Nidhiya Menon, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

published as 'Mining and women’s agency: Evidence on acceptance of domestic violence and shared decision-making in India' in: World Development, 2023, 162, 106135

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11378

Worker Representation and Temporary Employment in Germany: The Deployment and Extent of Fixed-Term Contracts and Temporary Agency Work

John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira, Philipp Grunau, Lutz Bellmann

revised version published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019, 2 (1), 24-46.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11377

The Cyclicality of the Stepping-Stone Effect of Temporary Agency Employment

Elke J. Jahn, Michael Rosholm

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11229

The Motivation of Temporary Agency Workers: An Empirical Analysis

Christian Grund, Axel Minten, Nevena Toporova

revised version published as 'Motivation assessments of temporary agency workers - an empirical analysis based on appraisals compiled by hiring companies' in: management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 2019, 30, 5-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10899

Workplace Employee Representation and Industrial Relations Performance: New Evidence from the 2013 European Company Survey

John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira

published in: Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik (Journal of Economics and Statistics), 2019, 239 (1), 111-154

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9913

Temporary Agency Work and the Great Recession

Daniel Baumgarten, Michael Kvasnicka

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 136, 29-44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9412

The Welfare Effects of Globalization with Labor Market Regulation

Tapio K. Palokangas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8804

Dual Labour Markets at Work: The Impact of Employers' Use of Temporary Agency Work on Regular Workers' Job Stability

Boris Hirsch

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2016, 69 (5), 1191-1215

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8803

Do Changes in Regulation Affect Temporary Agency Workers' Job Satisfaction?

Henna Busk, Elke J. Jahn, Christine Dauth

published in: Industrial Relations, 2017, 56 (3), 514-544

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8802

The Impact of Temporary Agency Work on Trade Union Wage Setting: A Theoretical Analysis

Thomas Beissinger, Philipp Baudy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6587

A Price for Flexibility? The Temp Agency Wage Gap in Sweden 1998-2008

Pernilla Andersson Joona, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6471

Identifying the Substitution Effect of Temporary Agency Employment

Elke J. Jahn, Enzo Weber

published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20(5), 1264-1281

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6405

Is Temporary Agency Employment a Stepping Stone for Immigrants?

Elke J. Jahn, Michael Rosholm

published in: Economics Letters, 2013, 118 (1), 225-228

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6254

How Unjust! An Experimental Investigation of Supervisors' Evaluation Errors and Agents' Incentives

Lucia Marchegiani, Tommaso G. Reggiani, Matteo Rizzolli

revised version published as 'Loss Averse Agents and Lenient Supervisors in Performance Appraisal' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 131, 183-197

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6180

The New Role of Temporary Agency Work in Germany

Alexander Spermann

published in: Bouncken, Ricarda B. u. Lutz Bellmann u. Manfred Bornewasser (ed.), Die neue Rolle der Zeitarbeit in Deutschland, Beiträge zur Flexibilisierung, Band 3, München und Mering , 2012, 203-224.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5837

Does the Sector Experience Affect the Pay Gap for Temporary Agency Workers?

Elke J. Jahn, Dario Pozzoli

published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24, 48-57

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5738

The Value of Business Networks in Emerging Economies: An Analysis of Firms' External Financing Opportunities

Oluwarotimi Owolabi, Sarmistha Pal

published as 'Does business networking boost firms' external financing opportunities? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe' in: Applied Financial Economics, 2013, 23 (5), 415-432

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5333

What Drives the Demand for Temporary Agency Workers?

Elke J. Jahn, Jan Bentzen

published in: LABOUR, 2012, 26 (3), 341-355

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5058

Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motives: Standard and Behavioral Approaches to Agency and Labor Markets

James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor

published in: O. Ashenfelter and D. Card (eds.), Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 4A, Chapter 8, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4973

Looking Beyond the Bridge: How Temporary Agency Employment Affects Labor Market Outcomes

Elke J. Jahn, Michael Rosholm

published in: European Economic Review, 2014, 65 (1) 108-125

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4492

The Employment of Temporary Agency Workers in the UK: With or Against the Trade Unions?

René Böheim, Martina Zweimüller

published in: Economica, 2013, 80 (317), 65–95

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3663

Reassessing the Wage Penalty for Temps in Germany

Elke J. Jahn

published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2010, 230 (2), 208-233

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3411

Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3122

Earnings-Tenure Profiles: Tests of Agency and Human Capital Theories Using Individual Performance Data

Xiao-Yuan Dong, Derek C. Jones, Takao Kato

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3064

Performance Measurement, Expectancy and Agency Theory: An Experimental Study

Randolph Sloof, Mirjam C. van Praag

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 67 (3-4), 794 - 809

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2836

Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes

Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123 (2), 703-745

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2413

Examining the Determinants of Agency Work: Do Family Friendly Practices Play a Role?

John S. Heywood, W. Stanley Siebert, Xiangdong Wei

published as 'Estimating the Use of Agency Workers: Can Family-Friendly Practices Reduce Their Use?' in: Industrial Relations, 2011, 50 (3), 535 - 564

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2343

Do Changes in Regulation Affect Employment Duration in Temporary Work Agencies?

Manfred Antoni, Elke J. Jahn

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 62 (2), 226-251

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2177

The Role of Temporary Help Agencies in Facilitating Temp-to-Perm Transitions

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Miguel Malo, Fernando Muñoz-Bullón

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2008, 29 (2), 138-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2142

Who Pays for Performance?

Erling Barth, Bernt Bratsberg, Torbjørn Haegeland, Oddbjørn Raaum

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 20 (1), 8-29

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2125

Construction Contracts (or: "How to Get the Right Building at the Right Price?")

Surajeet Chakravarty, W. Bentley MacLeod

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2012

Performance Pay and Risk Aversion

Christian Grund, Dirk Sliwka

revised version published as "Evidence on Performance Pay and Risk Aversion" in: Economics Letters, 2010, 106 (1), 8-11

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1825

Does Job-Search Assistance Affect Search Effort and Outcomes? A Microeconometric Analysis of Public versus Private Search Methods

Denis Fougère, Jacqueline Pradel, Muriel Roger

published in: European Economic Review, 2009, 53 (7), 846-869

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1166

Other Forms of Employment: Temporary Employment Agencies and Self-Employment

Pernilla Andersson Joona, Eskil Wadensjö

published in: Labour, 2008, 22(3), 495-507

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1090

Temporary Employment Agencies: A Route for Immigrants to Enter the Labour Market?

Pernilla Andersson Joona, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 790

Hidden Information Problems in the Design of Family Allowances

Alessandro Cigno, Annalisa Luporini, Anna Pettini

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2004, 17 (4), 645-655

IZA Discussion Paper No. 673

Labour as a Buffer: Do Temporary Workers Suffer?

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Jeff Frank

published in: Gabriel Fagan, Francesco Paolo Mongelli and Julian Morgan (eds.), Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe, Edward Elgar 2003

IZA Discussion Paper No. 105

Ownership or Performance: What Determines Board of Directors' Turnover in Italy?

Giorgio Brunello, Clara Graziano, Bruno Parigi

published in: Journal of Banking and Finance, 2003, 27 (6), 1027-1051