Contextualising institutional complementarity. How long-term unemployment depends on employment protection legislation, active labour market policies and the economic climate

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Benda ◽  
Ferry Koster ◽  
Romke van der Veen
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Employment Protection Legislation ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour Market Policies ◽  
Institutional Complementarity ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
Protection Legislation

scholarly journals Activation is not a panacea: active labour market policy, long-term unemployment and institutional complementarity

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUC BENDA ◽  
FERRY KOSTER ◽  
ROMKE VAN DER VEEN
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Unemployment Benefit ◽  
Labour Market Policy ◽  
Active Labour Market Policy ◽  
Market Policy ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour

AbstractEvaluation studies of active labour market policy show different activation measures generate contradictory results. In the present study, we argue that these contradictory results are due to the fact that the outcomes of activation measures depend on other institutions. The outcome measure in this study is the long-term unemployment rate. Two labour market institutions are of special interest in this context: namely, employment protection and unemployment benefits. Both institutions, depending on their design, may either increase or decrease the effectiveness of active labour market policies in lowering long-term unemployment. Based on an analysis of macro-level data on 20 countries over a period of 16 years, our results show that employment protection strictness and unemployment benefit generosity interact with the way in which active labour market policies relate to long-term unemployment. Our results also indicate that, depending on the measure used, active labour market policies fit either in a flexible or in a coordinated labour market. This suggests that active labour market policies can adhere to both institutional logics, which are encapsulated in different types of measures.

scholarly journals Retrenchment, conditionality and flexibility – UK labour market policies in the era of austerity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Heins ◽  
Hayley Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Employment Protection Legislation ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
Deficit Reduction ◽  
Protection Legislation ◽  
Training Programmes

This chapter examines the changes and continuities in the areas of unemployment benefits, employment protection legislation, active labour market policies, training and human capital formation, and needs-based social protection for the unemployed in the United Kingdom. A number of significant welfare reforms driven by the aim of deficit reduction since 2010 led to increasing labour market flexibility and less income protection despite growing problems of precariousness. Many training programmes have been redefined either as a work test or turned into an opportunity for employers to undercut existing employment protection legislation and the minimum wage. Rather than being a turning point, the crisis led to a continuation of policies that further retrenched social investment-type policies that were already weak to begin with.

The Effectiveness of Active Labour-Market Policies: Latest Evidence from the National Development Programme

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour Market Policies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
The New Deal ◽  
Recent Evaluation

The persistence and pervasiveness of long-term unemployment across Europe has led to a renewed interest in active labour-market policies by policymakers. In the United Kingdom the new government has recently announced its proposals for the ‘New Deal’ aimed at getting young people (aged 18–24 years) and the long-term unemployed into work. This has stimulated a growing debate about the effectiveness of such policies. The author contributes to that debate by discussing the findings of a recent evaluation of the National Development Programme undertaken for the Employment Service.

scholarly journals HOW DO NEW EU MEMBER STATES COMPLY WITH THE FLEXICURITY CONCEPT?

Ekonomika ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzana Laporšek ◽  
Primož Dolenc
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
Protection Legislation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The paper analyses the state of implementation of flexicurity policy components in the NMS and, by using panel regression analysis, estimates the impact of employment protection legislation, expenditures for active employment policies, participation in lifelong learning and net replacement rate on labour productivity and on long-term unemployment. The empirical analysis has shown that the labour markets in the NMS, on the overall, are not more rigid as compared to the EU-15; however, problematic remains low expenditure on active labour market policies, education and social protection, and the low participation in lifelong learning. NMS must, according to the results of the panel linear regression, improve their performance in the mentioned areas in order to improve their labour productivity and decrease long-term unemployment.Key words: flexicurity, labour market, labour productivity, long-term unemployment, European Union

scholarly journals Educational differences in macro-level determinants of early exit from paid work: a multilevel analysis of 14 European countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha de Breij ◽  
Martijn Huisman ◽  
Dorly J. H. Deeg
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Employment Protection Legislation ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Educational Differences ◽  
Protection Legislation ◽  
Low Educated

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify macro-level determinants of early work exit and investigate whether the effects of these determinants differ across educational groups. We used data from the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) (2011–2013) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) (2010/2011–2012/2013) as well as macro-level data and included 10,584 participants in 14 European countries. We used logistic multilevel analyses to examine educational differences in macro-level determinants of early work exit. Macro-level determinants were: minimum unemployment replacement rates, expenditure on active labour market policies (aimed to help the unemployed find work) and passive labour market policies (unemployment and early retirement benefits), employment protection legislation (costs involved in dismissing individuals), unemployment rates, statutory pension age and implicit tax on continued work. We found low-educated workers to be more at risk of early work exit than higher educated workers. In low-educated men, higher unemployment replacement rates, higher expenditure on passive labour market policies, stricter employment protection legislation and a higher implicit tax on continued work were associated with a higher risk of early work exit, whereas no macro-level factors were associated with early work exit in highly educated men. In women, a higher expenditure on passive labour market policies and a higher implicit tax on continued work were determinants of early work exit, regardless of educational level. To conclude, low-educated men seem to be especially responsive to the effects of pull factors that make early retirement financially more attractive.

scholarly journals Reflections On Employment Protection Legislation: An International Comparison

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Amine
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Employment Protection Legislation ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Protection Legislation

In Europe, as in the rest of industrialized countries, reforms of the labour market have generally concerned employment protection legislation (EPL). One of the main missions of this legislation is to insure security for workers, particularly in case of redundancy. The object of this article is to compare the strictness and the degree of rigidity of EPL in two different economies, namely, Canada and France. This choice is justified by the fact that the labour market policies in both countries do not have the same orientation and are based on different ideological references.

The impact of Active Labour Market Policies on health outcomes: a Scoping review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽  
Pol Giró ◽  
Lucía Artazcoz ◽  
Xavier Bartoll ◽  
Imma Cortés-Franch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour Market Policies ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
The Impact
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