The effect of unemployment on subsequent job quality in Europe: A comparative study of four countries

This article examines the effect of past unemployment on labour market outcomes. While previous work on unemployment scarring has predominantly focused on re-employment wages as well as subsequent employment rates, this study examines how past unemployment affects non-pecuniary job attributes of re-...

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Published in:Acta Sociologica 2011-09, Vol.54 (3), p.233-249
Main Author: Dieckhoff, Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austria
Comparative Analysis
Comparative studies
Cross-national analysis
Denmark
Employment
Employment opportunities
Europe
European Union
Households
Human capital
Institutions
Job analysis
Job satisfaction
Job security
Labor force
Labor Market
Labor markets
Markets
Occupational psychology
Quality of work
Scars
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Spain
Unemployment
Unemployment insurance
United Kingdom
Vocational education
Wages
Wages & salaries
Work
Workers
Working conditions
Working population. Employment. Women's work
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Summary:This article examines the effect of past unemployment on labour market outcomes. While previous work on unemployment scarring has predominantly focused on re-employment wages as well as subsequent employment rates, this study examines how past unemployment affects non-pecuniary job attributes of re-employed workers. Using the European Community Household Panel, it undertakes a comparative analysis of the consequences of past unemployment in four European countries with very different institutional contexts: Austria, Denmark, Spain and the UK. The results present clear evidence of job quality scars and point to notable cross-country differences in the extent and pattern of scarring.
ISSN:0001-6993
1502-3869
2067-3809
DOI:10.1177/0001699311412798