Low-skill jobs or jobs for low-skilled workers? An analysis of the institutional determinants of the employment rates of low-educated workers in 19 OECD countries, 1997–2010

Abrassart, Aurélien

doi:10.1177/0958928715573485

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“…The latter characteristic refers to employment that offers a supply of adequate income, enabling individuals and their families to avoid poverty through labor market participation (e.g. Abrassart, 2015;Marx et al, 2012). This aspect is especially relevant given that multiple actors (the European Commission among others) are promoting a decrease in the gender employment gap as one of the channels to fight poverty.…”

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Individual and household in-work poverty in Europe: understanding the role of labor market characteristics

Filandri

Struffolino

2018

European Societies

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The article presents an analysis of the association between labor market characteristics related to female employment and the prevalence of in-work poverty. We compare two relative measures of in-work poverty: The individual definition refers to workers whose salary is below 60% of the median, while the household-level definition refers to individuals whose household income is below 60% of the median. Microdata from the 2014 EU-SILC survey and macrodata on involuntary part-time employment and female labor market participation are used to perform a multilevel analysis on 31 European countries. The results show a positive relationship between involuntary parttime work and in-work poverty according to the household definition. Female labor market participation is positively associated with the individual definition and negatively with the household one. However, after controlling for the level of within-country income inequality, only the effect of the female employment rate remains positive and significant for the individual in-work. These results shed light on the multifaceted role of labor market characteristics related to female employment and their implications for policy. We argue that the promotion of female participation should be combined with explicit measures to reduce the disadvantageous position of women in the labor market.

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Individual and household in-work poverty in Europe: understanding the role of labor market characteristics

Filandri

Struffolino

2018

European Societies

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“…While it is difficult to assess effects of job creation across various targets groups using macrolevel data, the macroeconomic evidence largely paints a similar picture as most evaluation studies, where spending on public job creation is found to be detrimental for, for example, employment rates of low-skilled men and women (Abrassart, 2015).…”

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Reducing unemployment? Examining the interplay between active labour market policies

Fredriksson

2020

Soc Policy Adm

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Active labour market policies (ALMP) are important tools that welfare states utilize to influence the labour market. This study analyses the macroeconomic effects of different types of ALMP spending on aggregate unemployment rates, and especially if there is evidence of interdependencies between policies. The types of policies scrutinized are public employment services (PES), training programs, public job creation and subsidized employment, where the PES is singled out as a crucial factor that moderates the effects of other types of labour market programs. The study examines 19 welfare states between 1985 and 2013, using error correction modelling to separate between short-and long-term effects. The results indicate that PES, training and subsidized employment reduce unemployment in the short-run, whereas PES and wage subsidies are associated with reduced unemployment when considering long-term effects. However, PES is found to have indirect effects on other policy types and increased spending on PES is shown to reinforce long-term effects of training programs.

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“…Few authors have discussed this population and those who have chose to focus on the business case for performance improvement among low-skilled employees (Gold & Thorpe, 2008). Women are overrepresented in low-skilled and vulnerable occupations that involve caregiving or provision of service (Abrassart, 2015). Devins and Gold (2014) drew attention to the dearth of HRD literature on the Precariat or the low-skilled employees in low paid jobs who enjoy very little job security and social protection.…”

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Feminist Theory: A Research Agenda for HRD

Hirudayaraj

Shields

2019

Advances in Developing Human Resources

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The Problem Limited research representing the field of human resource development (HRD) has challenged the masculine rationality in organizational culture, processes, and discourse; questioned power or gender hegemony within organizations; or examined how oppression and hegemony are manifested in the lives of different groups of women in a variety of work contexts. This limited scope of research has resulted in a lack of consideration and application of feminist theory, a valuable framework for examining issues relating to inequity and the subjugation of women. Compared with related fields, studies applying feminist theory in HRD research are fewer in number and less robust in terms of issues explored, research design, and target groups examined. The Solution A deeper examination of (a) populations beyond White middle class women, (b) the lives and experiences of women from varying backgrounds, (c) asymmetrical power relationships, (d) opportunities for women to gain knowledge and power, (e) the use of language and power to silence women, (f) gender as a social construct and essential category of analysis, and (g) ways to promote social change are presented along with recommendations to broaden the scope of research that applies feminist theory in HRD research and practice. The Key Stakeholders The examination of feminist theory is expected to benefit HRD researchers, practitioners, scholars, and women in the workforce.

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Low-skill jobs or jobs for low-skilled workers? An analysis of the institutional determinants of the employment rates of low-educated workers in 19 OECD countries, 1997–2010

Cited by 33 publications

References 46 publications

Individual and household in-work poverty in Europe: understanding the role of labor market characteristics

Individual and household in-work poverty in Europe: understanding the role of labor market characteristics

Reducing unemployment? Examining the interplay between active labour market policies

Feminist Theory: A Research Agenda for HRD

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