Quantity over quality? A European comparison of the changing nature of transitions between non-employment and employment

"This paper explores the empirical evidence for the claim that non-employed men and women in post-industrial labour markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups w...

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Main Authors: Eichhorst, Werner, Konte-Seidl, Regina, Koslowski, Alison, Marx, Paul
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2010
IZA
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183309124919015819-Quantity-over-quality?-a-europ.htm
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author Eichhorst, Werner
Konte-Seidl, Regina
Koslowski, Alison
Marx, Paul
author_facet Eichhorst, Werner
Konte-Seidl, Regina
Koslowski, Alison
Marx, Paul
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description "This paper explores the empirical evidence for the claim that non-employed men and women in post-industrial labour markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups with regards to transitions into employment, post-industrial labour markets have indeed become more inclusive. Only a few countries saw decreased odds of transition over time for the unemployed, controlling for macro-economic conditions. The picture for the inactive is more mixed cross-nationally. Regarding the question whether an increasingly inclusive labour market is associated with a reduction in job quality, as measured by contract type, the study finds that there is a trend towards more precarious employment for the recently non-employed in some countries such as the Czech Republic, France, Italy and Belgium. In Denmark, Spain, the UK and Hungary, however, there was the opposite trend towards more permanent employment."
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Czechia
Denmark
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Spain
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is_hierarchy_title Quantity over quality? A European comparison of the changing nature of transitions between non-employment and employment
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publishDate 2010
publisher Bonn
IZA
spellingShingle Eichhorst, Werner
Konte-Seidl, Regina
Koslowski, Alison
Marx, Paul
comparison
labour contract
precarious employment
return to work
statistics
unemployment
Quantity over quality? A European comparison of the changing nature of transitions between non-employment and employment
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title Quantity over quality? A European comparison of the changing nature of transitions between non-employment and employment
topic comparison
labour contract
precarious employment
return to work
statistics
unemployment
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183309124919015819-Quantity-over-quality?-a-europ.htm