TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare to temporary work
T2 - Implications for labor market outcomes
AU - Heinrich, Carolyn J.
AU - Mueser, Peter R.
AU - Troske, Kenneth R.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - We explore the effects of temporary help employment on welfare recipients' subsequent employment and welfare dynamics. We find that any employment - in temporary help services or other sectors - yields substantial benefits compared to no employment. Although welfare recipients who go to work for temporary help service firms have lower initial wages than those with jobs in other sectors, they experience faster subsequent wage growth. Two years later, they are no less likely to be employed, their wages are close to those of other workers, and they are only slightly more likely to remain on welfare.
AB - We explore the effects of temporary help employment on welfare recipients' subsequent employment and welfare dynamics. We find that any employment - in temporary help services or other sectors - yields substantial benefits compared to no employment. Although welfare recipients who go to work for temporary help service firms have lower initial wages than those with jobs in other sectors, they experience faster subsequent wage growth. Two years later, they are no less likely to be employed, their wages are close to those of other workers, and they are only slightly more likely to remain on welfare.
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U2 - 10.1162/0034653053327667
DO - 10.1162/0034653053327667
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:15944400356
SN - 0034-6535
VL - 87
SP - 154
EP - 173
JO - Review of Economics and Statistics
JF - Review of Economics and Statistics
IS - 1
ER -