Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/46006 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5285
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper explores the empirical evidence for the claim that non-employed men and women in post-industrial labour markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups with regards to transitions into employment, post-industrial labour markets have indeed become more inclusive. Only a few countries saw decreased odds of transition over time for the unemployed, controlling for macro-economic conditions. The picture for the inactive is more mixed cross-nationally. Regarding the question whether an increasingly inclusive labour market is associated with a reduction in job quality, as measured by contract type, the study finds that there is a trend towards more precarious employment for the recently non-employed in some countries such as the Czech Republic, France, Italy and Belgium. In Denmark, Spain, the UK and Hungary, however, there was the opposite trend towards more permanent employment.
Subjects: 
non-standard employment
fixed-term contracts
transitions
JEL: 
J41
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
352.13 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.