Labour market inequalities: Problems and policies of low-wage employment in international perspective

Ten papers by participants in the Low Wage Employment Network provide an overview of the various dimensions of low-wage employment within the European Union and clarify the influence of policy approaches and the institutional context. Papers discuss wage inequalities, low pay, and the role of labor...

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Other Authors: Gregory, M
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description Ten papers by participants in the Low Wage Employment Network provide an overview of the various dimensions of low-wage employment within the European Union and clarify the influence of policy approaches and the institutional context. Papers discuss wage inequalities, low pay, and the role of labor market institutions; employment inequalities; low pay as a special affliction of women; the earnings mobility of the low paid; low pay and household poverty; minimum wages and low-wage employment; the French experience of youth employment programs and payroll tax exemptions; a comparison of U.S. and German low-wage services; whether the low skilled are being negatively impacted by trade or by technical change; and explanations for a trend toward people with higher levels of education holding jobs previously held by people with lower levels of education. Contributors are economists. Gregory is at St. Hilda's College, Oxford University. Salverda is at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labor Studies, University of Amsterdam. Bazen is at the University of Bordeaux. Name and subject indexes.
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title Labour market inequalities: Problems and policies of low-wage employment in international perspective
title_full Labour market inequalities: Problems and policies of low-wage employment in international perspective
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title_short Labour market inequalities: Problems and policies of low-wage employment in international perspective
title_sort labour market inequalities problems and policies of low wage employment in international perspective