From a regulatory standpoint, companies prefer to hire a youngster without work experience on
a temporary basis if the difficulty of knowing their productivity ex ante is big. In the same way, an
individual deciding to enter the labour market may opt for a temporary contract if they consider it
to be the best way of obtaining a stable job. However, data indicates that only 12.4% of temporary
workers below the age of 25 in Spain have voluntarily accepted a non-permanent contract (versus
14.4% in Europe)13. In addition, international empirical evidence14 shows that temporary work can turn
out to be a trap for certain groups among the youth population that repeat these kinds of contracts
in what turns into a vicious circle of temporariness-unemployment-limited training opportunities.