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Labor market reforms in Europe : towards more flexicure labor markets?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Wehner, Caroline - 2016
Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and is related to problems in important areas, including macro‐economic efficiency, workers' wellbeing and repercussions for social cohesion. European countries have started a new wave of labor market reforms...
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Labor market reforms in Europe : towards more flexicure labor markets?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Wehner, Caroline - In: Journal for labour market research 51 (2017) 3, pp. 1-17
Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and is related to problems in important areas, including macro-economic efficiency, workers’ well-being and repercussions for social cohesion. EU-28 countries have started a new wave of labor market reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011840620
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The interaction of labor market regulation and labor market policies in welfare state reform
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor);  … - 2005
Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003082103
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The Interaction of Labor Market Regulation and Labor Market Policies in Welfare State Reform
Eichhorst, Werner; Konle-Seidl, Regina - 2021
Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318331
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A European perspective on long‐term unemployment
Eichhorst, Werner; Neder, Franziska; Tobsch, Verena; … - 2015
In contrast to the recently decreasing unemployment rates in the EU, long-term unemployment remains at alarming levels. An economic recovery will not be sufficient to get all long-term unemployed back to work; rather, there is a need for effective policies addressing the long-term unemployed. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333578
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Are there austerity‐related policy changes in Germany?
Eichhorst, Werner; Hassel, Anke - 2015
This paper assesses the existence and the extent of austerity‐oriented policies in Germany in the aftermath of the 2008‐9 recession. In contrast to the intensive phase of labour market and welfare state reforms in the early 2000s aimed at 'welfare readjustment', we do not see austerity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333561
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Der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland: zwischen Strukturreformen und sozialpolitischem Reflex
Eichhorst, Werner - 2007
und dabei der Prävention von Arbeitslosigkeit durch Aus- und Weiterbildung klare Priorität gegenüber der passiven … Kompensation von Arbeitslosigkeit zu geben. Die aktuelle politische Diskussion vernachlässigt dies. Erfolg versprechender als eine … Grundqualifikation aller Erwerbspersonen sowie auf einen Umbau der Regulierung des Arbeitsmarktes und der Arbeitsmarktpolitik, um …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268294
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Der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland: zwischen Strukturreformen und sozialpolitischem Reflex
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor) - 2007
und dabei der Prävention von Arbeitslosigkeit durch Aus- und Weiterbildung klare Priorität gegenüber der passiven … Kompensation von Arbeitslosigkeit zu geben. Die aktuelle politische Diskussion vernachlässigt dies. Erfolg versprechender als eine … Grundqualifikation aller Erwerbspersonen sowie auf einen Umbau der Regulierung des Arbeitsmarktes und der Arbeitsmarktpolitik, um …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003586578
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Whatever happened to the Bismarckian welfare state? From labor shedding to employment-friendly reforms
Hemerijck, Anton; Eichhorst, Werner - 2009
The paper challenges the widespread view that Bismarckian countries with a strong role of social insurance and labor market regulation are less successful than other employment regimes and hard to reforms. This has been true about a decade ago. But both the institutional set-up and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269131
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Promoting youth employment in Europe : evidence-based policy lessons
Eichhorst, Werner; Rinne, Ulf - 2016
Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. Based on the existing empirical evidence on different policy options, this chapter draws lessons for future policy making in order to effectively promote youth employment in Europe. In conclusion,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011582723