Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect

This study presents an analysis of developments in the qualitative flexibility of the Brussels-Capital Region’s labour market since the start of the 1990s. This form of flexibility was studied simultaneously (rather than alternatively) from the standpoints of the incidences of skill mismatches and j...

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Main Author: Hervé Devillé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles 2008-01-01
Series:Brussels Studies
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/529
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description This study presents an analysis of developments in the qualitative flexibility of the Brussels-Capital Region’s labour market since the start of the 1990s. This form of flexibility was studied simultaneously (rather than alternatively) from the standpoints of the incidences of skill mismatches and job competition between workers with different levels of education ((vertical) job competition) or overeducation on the probability of exiting unemployment for all levels of education. The conclusions reveal that despite the preponderance of mismatches for all levels of education, occupational downgrading has a growing and significant impact for all the higher levels of education, especially during business cycle lows. Boosting low-skilled employment selectively during such lows without boosting employment across the board will reduce the effectiveness of policies to combat the unemployment of people with low skills as high-skilled workers tend to spill over into less skilled employment segments.
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spelling doaj.art-ff75e47a2fa1499d83c39c562fc553f22022-12-22T00:20:54ZengUniversité Saint-Louis BruxellesBrussels Studies2031-02932008-01-0110.4000/brussels.529Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffectHervé DevilléThis study presents an analysis of developments in the qualitative flexibility of the Brussels-Capital Region’s labour market since the start of the 1990s. This form of flexibility was studied simultaneously (rather than alternatively) from the standpoints of the incidences of skill mismatches and job competition between workers with different levels of education ((vertical) job competition) or overeducation on the probability of exiting unemployment for all levels of education. The conclusions reveal that despite the preponderance of mismatches for all levels of education, occupational downgrading has a growing and significant impact for all the higher levels of education, especially during business cycle lows. Boosting low-skilled employment selectively during such lows without boosting employment across the board will reduce the effectiveness of policies to combat the unemployment of people with low skills as high-skilled workers tend to spill over into less skilled employment segments.http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/529
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Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
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title Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
title_full Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
title_fullStr Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
title_full_unstemmed Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
title_short Brusselse werkloosheid balancerend tussen onaangepaste kwalificaties en verdringingseffect
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