Fixed-term employment contracts: No negative wage effects in the transition to temporary employment

Christian Hohendanner and Jonathan P. Latner
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Christian Hohendanner: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany
Jonathan P. Latner: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

No 202513 (en), IAB-Kurzbericht from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Compared to permanent employment contracts, fixed-term contracts are less attractive. However, a recent IAB study shows that fixed-term contracts are not necessarily disadvantageous, even if permanent contracts are preferable from the employees’ point of view. The decisive factors are less related to the contract type and more related to an individual’s career and professional development. Particularly in economically uncertain times, it is worth taking another look at the various forms of employment. Neither the transition from fixed-term to permanent employment nor vice versa leads to wage reductions. In addition, both types of contracts offer the unemployed similar opportunities for integration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; IAB-Open-Access-Publikation; Auswirkungen; befristeter Arbeitsvertrag; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Einkommenseffekte; IAB-Betriebspanel; Lohnunterschied; Quote; unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag; Weiterbeschäftigung; 1996-2024 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2025-07-17
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