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Social protection of non-standard workers and the self-employed during the pandemic country chapters: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Sweden
Spasova, Slavina (contributor); Ghailani, Dalila (contributor) - 2021
. 2021), this edited volume comprises eight country case studies: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal …
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Nonstandard work schedules in 29 European countries, 2005–15: differences by education, gender, and parental status
Gracia, Pablo; Jui-Han, Wen; Li, Jianghong - In: Monthly Labor Review (2021), pp. --
Data from the European Working Conditions Surveys from 2005, 2010, and 2015 for 29 European countries show that the prevalence of nonstandard work schedules (evenings, nights, weekends, and rotating shifts) differs markedly across European regions with different public policies. Working...
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Health and disability insurance
Börsch-Supan, Axel - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 4, pp. 349-362
Disability insurance - the insurance against the loss of the ability to work - is a substantial part of social security expenditures in many countries. The benefit recipiency rates in disability insurance vary strikingly across European countries and the US. This paper investigates the extent...
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The impact of temporary employment and employment protection on labour productivity: evidence from an industry-level panel of EU countries
Lisi, Domenico - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 46 (2013) 2, pp. 119-144
In recent years the availability of new industry-level data allowed to evaluate the impact of labour market policies more consistently than previous standard cross-country studies. In this paper an industry-level panel is exploited to evaluate the impact of Employment Protection Legislation...
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Imbalanced Job Polarization and Skills Mismatch in Europe
Sparreboom, Theo; Tarvid, Alexander - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 49 (2016) 1, pp. 15-42
This paper considers the education of the labour force based on an analysis of trends in and the relationships between job polarization and skills mismatch. Both job polarization and skills mismatch have become topics of increasing interest, but relationships between the two have been relatively...
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EWC confidential: Confidentiality in European works councils and how representatives deal with it. Case study and survey insights
Meylemans, Lise; De Spiegelaere, Stan - 2020
The idea behind the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs) is that these are bodies which should be informed and consulted on company decisions and actions. However, this flow of information is often disrupted by confidentiality constraints imposed by management. Three central research...
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For a fair and effective industrial climate transition: Support measures for heavy industry in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
Bollen, Yelter; Van Hauwaert, Tycho; Beys, Olivier - 2021
mechanisms for heavy industry which have been put in place over the past 20 years, comparing the state of play in the Netherlands …, Germany and Belgium. We also compare recent developments in the industrial policy frameworks of these countries, considering …
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Flexicurity in Denmark
Andersen, Torben; Svarer, Michael - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 4, pp. 15-20
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The process of European monetary integration: a comparison of the Belgian and Italian approaches
Maes, Ivo; Quaglia, Lucia - 2003
This paper analyses and compares the roles which Belgium and Italy have played in the process of European monetary … of the Belgian and Italian EMU strategies and the concrete contributions made by Belgium and Italy. Overall, these two … to be skilful negotiators. The main difference is that Belgium has been a constant and consistent "pace-setter" in …
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The spread of Keynesian economics: a comparison of the Belgian and Italian experiences
Maes, Ivo - 2007
European countries: Belgium and Italy. We focus on the post-World War II period, taking as the main message of Keynesian …. The study shows that Belgium and Italy were two countries were Keynesian economics gained ground only relatively late. The … countries was the strong position of fundamentalist Keynesianism in the academic world in Italy, while in Belgium …
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