The report proposes a critical approach of European job quality indicators. It relies on both theoreti-cal and empirical analysis, and shows the necessity to introduce complementary variables, such as wages, working conditions and training duration. Comparative results for the EU 27 confirm the...

The focus of this study is the EU level and, as stated in the terms of reference, the findings are intended to contribute to the identification of reforms and policy measures which are potentially most significant for Europe to ensure growth and jobs in the medium-term. The adverse consequences...

Job quality is a multidimensional concept, but the empirical analysis of job quality in Europe leads to three main types of result. First, it reveals important differences across countries, with four main regimes prevalent in Europe. Second, it supports the hypothesis that a higher level of job...

Cet article propose une analyse comparative des politiques de l'emploi ciblées sur les seniors et de leurs réformes, en France, en Allemagne, au Royaume-Uni, et en Suède. Ces pays présentent des caractéristiques différentes en termes de position des seniors sur le marché du travail, et de...

This article analyses the determinants of labour market statuses (choice between part time employment, full time employment, and non employment) and yearly transitions between non employment and employment in Europe, using cross sectional 2006 EU-SILC database. The results show a strong positive...

The article analyses the potential links between the life course approach and the Transitional Labour Market (TLM) perspective. It provides some empirical evidence of the role played by age and gender in individuals' situation on the labour market, as well as of the heterogeneity in course...

Les évolutions des politiques sociales et des politiques de l'emploi en Europe posent des enjeux complexes d'analyse : en effet, les systèmes de protection sociale et de politique de l'emploi se caractérisent par la persistance de trajectoires différenciées suivant les pays (propriété...