Job Market Polarization and Employment Protection in Europe

Barbara Pertold-Gębicka

Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University

Abstract: Although much attention has been paid to the polarization of national labor markets, with employment and wage growth occurring in both low- and high- but not middle-skill occupations, there is little consistent evidence on cross-country differences in this process. I analyze job polarization in 12 European countries using an occupational skill-intensity measure, which is independent of country-specific labor supply conditions. Extensive cross-country differences in the extent of polarization correspond to variation in economic conditions and to dissimilarities in the employment protection legislation.

Keywords: polarization; employment protection; skill requirements; occupational structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J24 K31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2012-06-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eec, nep-eur, nep-lab and nep-ltv
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