Job Polarization in Europe? Changes in the Employment Structure and Job Quality, 1995-2007

Fernández‐Macías, Enrique

doi:10.1177/0730888411427078

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“…In addition, we link our study to research that identifies occupations as a major source of stratification as we find occupational characteristics to influence mobility and thus to contribute to wage inequality (Bol and Weeden 2014;Ganzeboom and Treiman 1996;Hatt 1950;Kambourov and Manovskii 2009a;Mouw and Kalleberg 2010a;Weeden 2002;Williams 2012). We expect these mechanisms to become IAB-Discussion Paper 14/2015 more pronounced in the future as technological and institutional change alters job requirements, creates mismatches and thus increases incentives to become regionally mobile (Acemoglu and Autor 2011;Autor 2013;Fernandez-Macias 2012;Fernandez 2001;Oesch and Rodriguez Menes 2010;Wright and Dwyer 2003).…”

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Occupational and Regional Mobility as Substitutes: A New Approach to Understanding Job Changes and Wage Inequality

Reichelt

Abraham

2017

Social Forces

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Occupational and Regional Mobility as Substitutes: A New Approach to Understanding Job Changes and Wage Inequality

Reichelt

Abraham

2017

Social Forces

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“…Different studies then define these three groups differently, e.g., based on mean wages by ISCO minor (twodigit) groups (Fernández-Macías 2012;Goos et al 2009) or on the extent of cognitive, routine and manual tasks (Autor and Dorn 2013;Jaimovich and Siu 2012). Typically, studies do not provide a single measure of polarization and instead attempt to explain changes in the employment shares in different occupations as such.…”

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Imbalanced Job Polarization and Skills Mismatch in Europe

Sparreboom

Tarvid

2016

J Labour Market Res

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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 neglected in the literature. We argue that the relationship between polarization and skills mismatch is an empirical matter, which we analyse at both the macroeconomic and microeconomic level in European countries. A novel job polarization index (JPI) is proposed to measure imbalanced job polarization. It takes into account not only the change in the share of medium-level jobs, as is typical for measuring pure polarization, but also the imbalance between the change in high-level and low-level jobs. Skills mismatch at macrolevel is measured by a skills mismatch index (SMI), while traditional measures of undereducation and overeducation are used at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we estimate a system of two equations, one for each of the country-level variables gauging polarization and mismatch, respectively. Imbalanced job polarization measured Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12651-016-0196-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.Responsibility for opinions expressed in this paper rests solely with the authors and does not constitute an endorsement by the ILO. by the JPI negatively affects skills mismatch at the macroeconomic level (SMI), but there is no significant reverse effect. Thereafter we consider the microeconomic level and study the determinants of mismatch using multi-level mixed effects logistic models. The effect of imbalanced job polarization on individual-level mismatch was arguably favourable for individuals in non-crisis time, decreasing overeducation risk although also increasing the chances of undereducation, both gauged using the normative measure, but unfavourable during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the following two years.

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“…A wide range of scholarship explores labor market processes and inequality cross-nationally (DiPrete, 2005;Ebbinghaus & Kittel, 2005;Fernandez-Macias, 2012;Gangl, 2005;Hancke & Rhodes, 2005;Maurin & Postel-Vinay, 2005) to suggest that meaningful differences can be attributed to variations in labor market institutions. Other scholarship examines how differing societal contexts shape the work-family nexus, including wage effects (Abendroth et al, 2014;Charles & Grusky, 2004;Edlund, 2007;Gornick & Meyers, 2003;Mandel & Semyonov, 2005Pettit & Hook, 2009;Ruppanner & Huffman, 2014).…”

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Work–Family Policy Trade-Offs for Mothers? Unpacking the Cross-National Variation in Motherhood Earnings Penalties

Budig

Misra

Boeckmann

2015

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract Recent scholarship suggests welfare state interventions, as measured by policy indices, create gendered trade-offs wherein reduced work-family conflict corresponds to greater gender wage inequality. The authors reconsider these trade-offs by unpacking these indices and examining specific policy relationships with motherhood-based wage inequality to consider how different policies have different effects. Using original policy data and Luxembourg Income Study microdata, multilevel models across 22 countries examine the relationships among country-level family policies, tax policies, and the motherhood wage penalty. The authors find policies that maintain maternal labor market attachment through moderate-length leaves, publicly funded childcare, lower marginal tax rates on second earners, and paternity leave are correlated with smaller motherhood wage penalties. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may

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Job Polarization in Europe? Changes in the Employment Structure and Job Quality, 1995-2007

Cited by 166 publications

References 30 publications

Occupational and Regional Mobility as Substitutes: A New Approach to Understanding Job Changes and Wage Inequality

Occupational and Regional Mobility as Substitutes: A New Approach to Understanding Job Changes and Wage Inequality

Imbalanced Job Polarization and Skills Mismatch in Europe

Work–Family Policy Trade-Offs for Mothers? Unpacking the Cross-National Variation in Motherhood Earnings Penalties

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