@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp1241,
            	author={Zijl, Marloes and Berg, Gerard J. van den and Heyma, Arjan},
            	title={Stepping Stones for the Unemployed: The Effect of Temporary Jobs on the Duration until Regular Work},
            	year={2004},
	month={Aug},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={1241},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp1241},
	abstract={Transitions from unemployment into temporary work are often succeeded by a transition from
temporary into regular work. This paper investigates whether temporary work increases the
transition rate to regular work. We use longitudinal survey data of individuals to estimate a
multi-state duration model, applying the ‘timing of events’ approach. The data contain
multiple spells in labour market states at the individual level. We analyse results using novel
graphical representations, which unambiguously show that temporary jobs shorten the
unemployment duration, although they do not increase the fraction of unemployed workers
having regular work within a few years after entry into unemployment.},
	keywords={treatment effect;unemployment;temporary work;fixed term contracts;job search;duration model},
            }