| Author(s): |
Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka M.A., Ph.D.,
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Others |
| Year: |
2012 |
| Number: |
255 |
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| Published in: |
University of Aarhus Economics Working Papers |
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| Keywords: |
polarization; employment protection; skill requirements; occupational structure; |
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| 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. |
