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An analysis of subjective views of job insecurity
Green, Francis; Dickerson, Andrew P.; Carruth, Alan A.; … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
persistently confined to the same workers or to particular occupational groups. Individuals with a history of unemployment and … workers' perceptions of unemployment are strong predictors of actual unemployment experiences occurring in the subsequent year … further analyses of the workings of the labour market. -- unemployment expectations ; job satisfaction ; cross-section models …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001646566
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Job insecurity and wage outcomes in Britain
Campbell, David; Carruth, Alan A.; Dickerson, Andrew P.; … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
equilibrium unemployment in Britain and the United States during the 1990s. We investigate whether perceptions of job insecurity … contribute to lowering wages. First, we examine the validity of subjective questions about unemployment expectations, using … longitudinal data. We find that workers' fears of unemployment are increased by their previous unemployment experience and by other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001646567
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Can the changing nature of jobs account for national trends in job satisfaction?
Green, Francis (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
1984 and 1998 in Germany remains a puzzle. -- Job satisfaction ; unemployment expectations ; labour market ; labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002090324
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Training and establishment survival
Collier, William (contributor); Green, Francis (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
We investigate the relationship between training and the likelihood of commercial survival over a 7-year period, using a survey of British establishments. We find that in establishments of 200 or more employees, increased training of those in Professional, Sales, and Clerical and Secretarial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001723922
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The growth and valuation of generic skills
Dickerson, Andrew P. (contributor);  … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Using a method for measuring job skills derived from survey data on detailed work activities, we show that between 1997 and 2001 there was a growth in Britain in the utilisation of computing skills, literacy, numeracy, technical know-how, high-level communication skills, planning skills, client...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001689538
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The long term pay-off from working longer hours
Campbell, David (contributor); Green, Francis (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Using data from the first six waves of the British Household Panel Survey, we estimate the impact of working longer hours over 1991 to 1995 on 1996 wages. We find that there are positive but diminishing long-term returns, with the returns becoming negative beyond 47 hours for women and 59 hours...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001689541
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Why has work effort become more intense?
Green, Francis (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Effort-biased technological change and other explanations for work intensification are investigated. It is hypothesised that technological and organizational changes are one important source of work intensification and supportive evidence is found using establishment data for Britain in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001689547
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The rise and decline of job insecurity
Green, Francis (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
, reflecting a return to historically low levels of unemployment. Insecure workers are concentrated in jobs with temporary …-wage economies. -- Job security ; job insecurity ; unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001876709