Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/141622 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 9863
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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 in the aftermath of the 2008/09 crisis to tackle a number of issues, including labor market segmentation. This particularly concerns reforms in: (1) employment protection, i.e. dismissal protection and restrictions on fixed‐term contracts; (2) unemployment benefit generosity and coverage; and (3) the intensity of active labor market policies. The paper provides an overview of reform patterns and tries to assess whether and to what extent these reforms have led to more or less dualized labor markets in terms of dismissal protection, the provision of unemployment benefits and access to ALMPs. In particular, we will provide some evidence on potential changes in hirings on temporary contracts.
Subjects: 
employment protection
labor market reforms
unemployment insurance
flexicurity
JEL: 
J42
J48
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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