Temps “by choice”? An Investigation of the Reasons Behind Temporary Employment Among Young Workers in Europe
Temps “by choice”? An Investigation of the Reasons Behind Temporary Employment Among Young Workers in Europe
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欧洲青年工人临时就业的原因调查
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2015
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Ilias Livanos
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Imanol Núñez;Ilias Livanos
本文使用欧洲 (EU-15) 超过 200,000 名年轻（20-35 岁）临时雇员的数据来调查导致不同类型临时就业的因素。签署临时合同很可能取决于不同的社会、文化和政治特征，因此欧洲因其成员国的多样化环境提供了一个极好的调查平台。根据四种不同的劳动经济学理论对四种可能的原因进行了检验和解释。其中包括临时就业作为： a) 信号； b) 筛选机制； c) 灵活的合同； d) 劳动力市场的摩擦。实证分析中使用了 2006 年至 2009 年欧洲劳动力调查的微观数据。确定和审查推动每种类型临时就业的个人和社会经济特征以及国家和机构因素。我们的研究结果表明，临时就业分为两大类： “不稳定的”临时工和“选择”的临时工。
This paper uses data on over 200,000 young (aged 20–35) temporary employees across Europe (EU-15) in order to investigate the factors leading to different types of temporary employment. Signing a temporary contract is likely to depend upon various social, cultural and political characteristics, thus Europe provides an excellent platform for investigation due to the diverse environments of its member states. Four possible reasons are examined and interpreted in the light of four different labour economics theories. These include temporary employment as: a) signal; b) screening mechanism; c) flexible contract; and d) friction of the labour market. For the empirical analysis, micro-data from the European Labour Force Survey, over the period 2006–2009, is utilised. Personal and socio-economic characteristics, along with national and institutional factors, driving each type of temporary employment, are identified and scrutinised. Our findings show that temporary employment is segmented into two broad groups; “precarious” temporaries and temporaries “by choice”.