Employment And Growth In Europe

Author : Artur Usanov ,Eline Chivot ,João Silveira,Esther van Luit,Frank Bekkers,Govert Gijbers
Publisher : The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789491040917

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The European Labor Market and Technology by Artur Usanov ,Eline Chivot ,João Silveira,Esther van Luit,Frank Bekkers,Govert Gijbers Pdf

In recent years, rapid technological progress has led to a wholesale destruction of middle-level jobs and a substantial rise in income inequality. It could also bring an era of high structural unemployment. These impacts constitute a major challenge that cannot be ignored by policymakers. They affect the fundamentals of our labor market – and might severely shake the social structure and stability of our society. This new report examines the impacts of technology on the European labor market. The report documents that technological innovation brings not only immense benefits but also significant dislocations in the labor market by making many jobs redundant. HCSS calls upon policymakers to take the risks of job polarization, increased inequality and potentially high technological unemployment quite seriously and suggests some policy measures that could mitigate these risks.The study was conducted in the context of the TNO Strategy & Change program. To download the report, please click on the button on the right.

Author : Pascal Petit,Luc Soete
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781950999

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Technology and the Future of European Employment by Pascal Petit,Luc Soete Pdf

What is the potential of the new information and communication technologies? This book assesses the relationship between technological change and employment in all its dimensions, focusing on contemporary economies in Europe. The authors discuss patterns

Author : M. Baldassarri,F. Busato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781403937360

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Full Employment and High Growth in Europe by M. Baldassarri,F. Busato Pdf

Mario Baldassarri and Francesco Busato evaluate the impact produced by a new cycle of structural reforms over European Union economies. The structural reforms concern the size and the composition of government expenditure, the good and services markets, and the labour market. The book illustrates how the key challenge for European countries is not to discuss how policies could be implemented (e.g. fiscal policy competition Vs fiscal policy coordination), but to implement them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081800034

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Employment and Growth in Europe by Anonim Pdf

Research report discussing employment policy options and recommendations to restore economic growth in Western Europe - reviews unemployment trends and reasons for high real wages, low capital formation and deficient demand; examines medium term EC economic forecasts, incl. Slight fall in inflation and rise in investment; examines options EG. Wage cuts, demand expansion, as well as structural change, tax incentives, the role of monetary policy, emergency measures such as work sharing, etc.; includes an economic model of monopolystic competition.

Author : European Employment Taskforce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113963024

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs by European Employment Taskforce Pdf

Author : M. Zagler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230506329

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Growth and Employment in Europe by M. Zagler Pdf

Zagler investigates the interaction between changes in the level of unemployment and changes in the economic rate of growth. It asks, both in theory and in evidence, whether a change in the growth rate of the economy will affect the level of unemployment which the economy experiences and whether a decline in the level of unemployment will foster or deteriorate the growth performance of the economy.

Author : Ignace Glorieux,Paul Littlewood,Ingrid Jonsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351146586

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The Future of Work in Europe by Ignace Glorieux,Paul Littlewood,Ingrid Jonsson Pdf

Recent years have witnessed major changes to the workplace across Europe. The speed of these changes requires constant monitoring and reappraisal. In this book, recent trends are analyzed and their consequences discussed, within a socio-historical context which also reveals underlying patterns of continuity. The trends analyzed include: the presence of high rates of endemic unemployment and underemployment, particularly amongst the young the growth of insecure and precarious employment sweeping changes to the regulation of and organization of work the diminution in the availability of manual work and the growth of white-collar service-sector jobs the growing participation of women in paid employment the introduction of new organizational forms and new forms of management the accelerating use of IT the growth in demand for educational and vocational qualifications by employers the increasing influence of European legislation on work, retirement, health, safety, etc the growing importance of voluntary-sector work The contributors to the volume present both primary research and a wide-ranging survey and analysis of recent major contributions in the field. Detailed empirical material is included from Belgium, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the EU more generally. Thus, the book aims to provide a current overview of the nature of work from a pan-European perspective, illuminated by up-to-the-minute field research.

Author : Ola Bergström,Donald W. Storrie
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781008124

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Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States by Ola Bergström,Donald W. Storrie Pdf

'Bergström and Storrie are to be praised for what stands as a highly readable, engaging account of the development of temporary work, and also one that breaks new ground. The focus here is not just on profiling national trends, but also on locating them in a broader regulatory context. At a time when even the most passive regulation is derided for undermining "flexibility" and holding back growth, the insights contained in this book are of considerable value. In my view, Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States should be essential reading both for academics and policymakers.' - Ian Kirkpatrick, Industrial Relations Journal Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States examines the developments in labour markets in advanced economies in the 21st century, as regards contingent employment. This is defined as employment relationships that can be terminated with minimal costs within a predetermined period of time. This includes fixed-term contracts, temporary agency work and self-employment. Contingent employment has been the subject of much legislative activity in the last decade, at both the national and European level. Temporary agency work, in particular, has recently been extensively deregulated in most European countries and currently we await the fate of a proposed EU directive on agency work. The book is therefore highly topical.

Author : David B. Audretsch,Paul J.J. Welfens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783540248262

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The New Economy and Economic Growth in Europe and the US by David B. Audretsch,Paul J.J. Welfens Pdf

There are many issues relating to the new economy in Europe and the USA that are unexplored. Here, the authors present innovative theoretical and empirical analysis on Internet dynamics, productivity growth and organizational changes in selected OECD countries. New empirical findings related to telecommunications, Internet and growth also are presented. Based on the theoretical and empirical analyses, various policy options are developed. Policy measures, both at the regional and national levels, can stimulate structural change, knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Different governance strategies for the Internet and e-commerce are identified from a global perspective.

Author : European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9279133721

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Employment in Europe 2009 by European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Pdf

Author : Peter Auer
Publisher : International Labor Office
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Affirmative action programs
ISBN : UCSC:32106011200513

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Changing Labour Markets in Europe by Peter Auer Pdf

This study looks primarily at macroeconomic policy, a necessary framework for every labour market, which does much to determine overall employment and unemployment levels. Drawing on the experience of four small European economies, four important policy areas are analyzed in terms of their potential contribution to employment success: macroeconomics, industrial relations, working time and equal opportunities.

Author : Paul J.J. Welfens,John T. Addison
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642006319

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Innovation, Employment and Growth Policy Issues in the EU and the US by Paul J.J. Welfens,John T. Addison Pdf

Economic development has cyclical dynamics and long-term dynamics – the latter are typically related to demographical changes, innovation and long-term insti- tional changes in open economies. Financial markets – that means mainly capital markets – and labor markets are affected in OECD countries both by innovations and institutional reforms. As regards demographics ageing is a typical challenge on both sides of the Atlantic, and pension reforms in industrialized countries have placed greater emphasis on capital markets than in previous decades. Innovation dynamics certainly are also quite important for all high wage OECD countries. The Lisbon Agenda has put particular emphasis on more growth, higher innovation dynamics and better exploitation of the advantages of a digitally networked society. Traditionally, the US has a lead in global innovations, and the US policy certainly has contributed to the American technological leadership. There still is a per capita income gap in favor of the US and the US labor market situation also looks relatively favorable, but in the ?ve years since 2001 employment growth in the euro area was higher than that of the US. The euro area is, however, a rather heterogeneous set of countries which differ in terms of institutions, attitudes and reform progress – and everywhere governments are aware that there have to be reforms, not least in the context of globalization which bring a more complex and dynamic spatial structure of value-added.

Author : Peter Auer,International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221108414

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Employment Revival in Europe by Peter Auer,International Labour Office Pdf

This innovative study reviews the remarkable economic and labor market recovery made by four small European countries: Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands. It analyzes their success and highlights the specific factors responsible, in particular the promotion of social dialogue and the institution of critical macroeconomic and labor market policies. While assessing the progress and examining the remaining problems in these four countries, the book compares their progress with that of other European Union countries and examines how similar policies and action could help combat unemployment and make progress towards full employment. The study presents a detailed comparative analysis of the labor markets of the four countries. It analyzes employment and unemployment developments in detail, covering gender gaps, the sectoral distribution of employment, and the shares of people which are dependent on social transfers. It shows the employment intensity of economic growth and gives readers a substantial, broad overview of the economic and labor market situation in each country. Finally, the book makes relevant policy recommendations for promoting further growth and social progress in these countries, as well as others across Europe.

Author : N. F. R. Crafts,Gianni Toniolo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-04-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 052149964X

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Economic Growth in Europe Since 1945 by N. F. R. Crafts,Gianni Toniolo Pdf

This compelling volume re-examines the topic of economic growth in Europe after the Second World War. The contributors approach the subject armed not only with new theoretical ideas, but also with the experience of the 1980s on which to draw. The analysis is based on both applied economics and on economic history. Thus, while the volume is greatly informed by insights from growth theory, emphasis is given to the presentation of chronological and institutional detail. The case study approach and the adoption of a longer-run perspective than is normal for economists allow new insights to be obtained. As well as including chapters that consider the experience of individual European countries, the book explores general European institutional arrangements and historical circumstances. The result is a genuinely comparative picture of post-war growth, with insights that do not emerge from standard cross-section regressions based on the post-1960 period.

Author : Anna Turmann
Publisher : CEPS
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Full employment policies
ISBN : 9789290796565

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Getting Europe to Work by Anna Turmann Pdf

The Lisbon strategy of 2000 sets the ambitious goal (among others) of achieving an employment rate of 70% overall, 60% for women and 50% for older workers within the EU-15 by 2010. Five years later, labour market participation has increased somewhat (overall from 62.5% in 1999 to 64.3% in 2003), but remains disappointingly low in the EU-15 (and even lower for the EU-25). This study considers the problems related to the flexibility (and thus efficiency) of labour markets in Europe, which leave too many outside the job market and fail to match the unemployed with job opportunities. Key questions that arise are how flexibility can be increased and how private-sector actors can contribute to improving the performance of labour markets. Thus, the study researches the development of labour market participation across the EU according to different types of occupations, along with age, gender and skill groups, giving special attention to the characteristics of the jobs held by 'marginal groups' at the edge of mainstream employment. It examines the issues surrounding the mismatch between unemployed persons and unfilled jobs, the different approaches of member states in responding to market fluctuations and the contribution of the private sector to re-integrating long-term unemployed persons on the basis of a case study.