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Levine, David K. - 2010

More advanced technologies demand higher degrees of specialization - and longer chains of production connecting raw inputs to final outputs. Longer production chains are subject to a "weakest link" effect: they are more fragile and more prone to failure. Optimal chain length is determined by the...

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Labour market dynamics and worker heterogeneity during the Great Recession : evidence from Europe

Bachmann, Ronald; Bechara, Peggy; Kramer, Anica; … - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 19, pp. 1-29

Using harmonised micro data, this paper investigates the effects of the early phase (2008-10) of the recent economic crisis on transitions between labour market states in Europe. Our analysis focuses on individual heterogeneity, on the type of employment contract, and on cross-country...

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Hanging in, but only just: part-time employment and in-work poverty throughout the crisis

Horemans, Jeroen; Marx, Ive; Nolan, Brian - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 5, pp. 1-19

The crisis has deepened pre-existing concerns regarding low-wage and non-standard employment. Countries where unemployment increased most strongly during the crisis period also saw part-time employment increasing, particularly involuntary part-time work. With involuntary part-time workers, as a...

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Gender unemployment gaps in the EU : blame the family

Bičáková, Alena - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 22, pp. 1-26

There are considerable differences in gender unemployment gaps across the EU. We use labor force survey data on 21 …

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Transitions in labour market status in EU labour markets

Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie; Macchiarelli, Corrado - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 17, pp. 1-25

We discuss the ease with which individuals can move between employment, unemployment and inactivity over time in the EU …

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A vibrant European labor market with full employment

Ritzen, Jozef M. M.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 10, pp. 1-24

present policies continue within the European Union (EU) and its member states. In the vibrant scenario, full employment is … labor mobility within and between EU countries, in combination with a selective immigration policy based on labor market … shortages. The road to full employment is embedded in a landscape with less income inequality and more "greening" of EU member …

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Changes in labour market transitions in Ireland over the Great Recession: what role for policy?

Bergin, Adele; Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Séamus - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 9, pp. 1-18

This paper assesses the impact the Great Recession had on individuals' transitions to and from unemployment in Ireland. The rate of transition from unemployment to employment declined between 2006 and 2011, while the rate from employment to unemployment increased. The results indicate that young...

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"Shelter from the storm?" - Danish flexicurity and the crisis

Madsen, Per - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-19

The Danish model won fame for its performance during the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000-years and took a position as a model for the European Employment Strategy and a much cited example of a real life flexicurity model. Like most other European countries Denmark has now fallen into a deep...

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Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States

Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 5, pp. 1-30

Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and underemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable public pension systems in welfare states around the world. We examine the relationships between well-being and job satisfaction on...

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How do the unemployed search for a job? : evidence from the EU Labour Force Survey

Bachmann, Ronald; Baumgarten, Daniel - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-25

Using harmonised micro data, this paper investigates the job search behaviour of the unemployed in Europe. The analysis focuses on the importance of individual and household characteristics in this context, as well as on cross-country differences in Europe. Our findings suggest that both...

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