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The European Employment Strategy has set the goal of raising the retirement age of workers in the EU through a strategy … of "active ageing". Yet despite some progress over the last decade, empirical data show persistent diversity across EU … supranational policy initiatives and national politico-economic factors in shaping the transition from work to retirement in EU …
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The paper takes a comparative perspective on the labour market impact on G20 and EU countries of the financial and …
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In contrast to the recently decreasing unemployment rates in the EU, long-term unemployment remains at alarming levels … the EU. …
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This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting …. Structural or general policies to enhance the functioning of EU labour markets are crucial to improving the situation of both … Union, although initiatives taken at the EU level can provide added value, particularly through stimulating the exchange of …
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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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domestic policy options but also by opening opportunities for EU-led social and employment coordination and agenda setting …
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Walther's concept of 'youth transition regime' (2007), we have assessed the performance of selected EU countries belonging to …
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Labour market segmentation currently is at the forefront of national and European policy debates. While the European Commission and the OECD try to promote what they see as more inclusive policies, academic observers remain skeptical. Particularly the dualisation literature points to stable...
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This paper studies the role of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection and active inclusion. The core focus lies on crisis resilience, i.e. the capacity of social policy arrangements to contain poverty and inequality and avoid exclusion before,...
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