Institutional reforms and age-graded labour market inequalities in Europe

Martina Dieckhoff and Nadia Steiber

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2012, vol. 53, issue 2, 97-119

Abstract: This article examines how institutional change affects age-based labour market inequalities in Europe. We focus on the impact of labour regulation and of wage-setting institutions on the male population aged 25-54. Age-graded labour market inequalities within this group of prime-age individuals are hitherto under-researched. We estimate country panel regressions using data from the European Union Labour Force Survey and time-series data on institutional change for the years 1992-2007. The results present evidence that employment protection and the regulation of temporary work affect age-based inequality dynamics, while union strength has positive employment effects on all age-groups.

Keywords: age; collective bargaining; deregulation; employment protection; European Union Labour Force Survey; institutional change; labour market stratification; unions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0020715212452285

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