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Temporary-help jobs offer rapid entry into paid employment, but they are typically brief and it is unknown whether they foster longer-term employment. We utilize the unique structure of Detroit's welfare-to-work program to identify the effect of temporary-help jobs on labor market advancement. Exploiting the rotational assignment of welfare clients to numerous nonprofit contractors with differing job placement rates, we find that temporary-help job placements do not improve and may diminish subsequent earnings and employment outcomes among participants. In contrast, job placements with direct-hire employers substantially raise earnings and employment over a seven quarter follow-up period. Keywords: Temporary-help, welfare to work, job placement, low-skill workers, causal effects. JEL Classifications: J24, J48, J62.
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Do temporary help jobs improve labor market outcomes for low-skilled workers?: evidence from "work first"
2010, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics
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"October 27, 2009. Revised: March 17, 2010."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [30-33]).
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