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Gross job flows and institutions in Europe
Gómez-Salvador, Ramón; Messina, Julián; Vallanti, … - 2004
We examine job flows in the 1990s for a sample of 13 European countries. By using a dataset of continuing firms that covers all sectors, we find firm characteristics to be important determinants of job flows, with smaller and younger firms within services typically having a larger degree of job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636541
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Impact of social expenditure on regional disparities in Poland
Rutkowski, Aleksander - 2009
Social expenditure in Poland appears to increase regional employment disparities. In particular, the farmers' social fund (KRUS) seems to contribute to the rising regional dispersion in the number of recipients of social transfers. This is the result of KRUS benefits being poorly related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009641063
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Unemployment in Austria: low, but…
Sherwood. Monika - 2006
On the face of it, Austria’s labour market performs very well, which is reflected in one of the lowest unemployment rates in the EU. However, while many of the euro area members have recently succeeded in reducing unemployment, the Austrian jobless rate has been on a clearly rising path since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009661734
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Policy lessons from the fifth EWCS : The pursuit of more and better jobs
Morley, John - 2014
This report examines the evidence and policy lessons that can be drawn from the findings of the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) carried out in 2010. The focus is on the links between working conditions and labour market participation in the light of the EU’s longstanding policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436133
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Restructuring in the public sector : ERM annual report 2014
Celikel-Esser, Funda; Storrie, Donald; Hurley, John; … - 2015
Europe since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. Initially, employment expansion in the sector helped to stabilise … Europe’s economy while the private sector suffered severe job losses. However, subsequent austerity measures (or fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507123
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Bericht der Hochrangigen Gruppe über die Zukunft der Sozialpolitik in der erweiterten Europäischen Union
Dutheillet de Lamothe, Olivier; Atkinson, Tony; … - 2004
, trying to identify key ideas for social policy in an enlarged Europe and to define some major policy orientations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902410
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Mapping youth transitions in Europe : executive summary
Europäische Stiftung zur Verbesserung der Lebens- und … - 2014
Junge Menschen in Europa haben weiterhin große Schwierigkeiten beim Eintritt in den Arbeitsmarkt. Obwohl die Jugendarbeitslosenquote in einigen Mitgliedstaaten allmählich zurückgeht, konnten insgesamt 23 % der jungen Arbeitssuchenden in Europa im Alter zwischen 15 und 24 Jahren in der EU28 im...
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Mapping youth transitions in Europe
Europäische Stiftung zur Verbesserung der Lebens- und … - 2014
Young people in Europe continue to experience great difficulties in entering the labour market. Although the youth … job in January 2014. In 2012, 14.6 million young people across Europe were not in employment, education or training (NEETs … people in Europe, focusing in particular on their school-to-work transition, while also monitoring their more general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392290
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Wage setting and wage flexibility in Ireland
Keeney, Mary; Lawless, Martina - 2010
This paper investigates the wage-setting behaviour of Irish firms. We place particular emphasis on the use of flexible pay components and examine how these allow firms to deal with shocks requiring a reduction in costs without having to cut base wages. The results presented in this paper are...
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Price, wage and employment response to shocks
Bertola, Giuseppe; Dabusinskas, Aurelijus; Hoeberichts, … - 2010
This paper analyses information from survey data collected in the framework of the Eurosystem’s Wage Dynamics Network (WDN) on patterns of firm-level adjustment to shocks. We document that the relative intensity and the character of price vs. cost and wage vs. employment adjustments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640395