Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe
<p>Varieties of Capitalism theory predicts that the skill specificity of workers determines their demand for social protection. In this thesis, I test this assumption using a measure of occupational mobility between pre- and post-unemployment, which I apply to European workers in different ski...
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| author | Feyertag, J |
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| description | <p>Varieties of Capitalism theory predicts that the skill specificity of workers determines their demand for social protection. In this thesis, I test this assumption using a measure of occupational mobility between pre- and post-unemployment, which I apply to European workers in different skill groups as defined by Fleckenstein <em>et al</em>., (2011). Using this measure as an indicator of the portability of workers' skills, I then evaluate whether the lower marketability of human capital investments is associated with greater demand for unemployment protection. The findings demonstrate that whilst this relationship is apparent in certain countries, notably Coordinated Market Economies such as Germany, the assumptions do not apply across institutional settings. Consequently, skill specificity cannot explain variation in attitudes towards unemployment protection policies between countries.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c69681da-2da3-4467-985f-b644c1be6c482022-03-27T06:39:07ZVarieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in EuropeThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:c69681da-2da3-4467-985f-b644c1be6c48Economics and educationEconomicsWelfare state reform and changeSocial InequalityPolitical scienceLabour economicsSocial policy & social workPublic policyMacro and international economicsVocational and professional learningEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2013Feyertag, JSeeleib-Kaiser, M<p>Varieties of Capitalism theory predicts that the skill specificity of workers determines their demand for social protection. In this thesis, I test this assumption using a measure of occupational mobility between pre- and post-unemployment, which I apply to European workers in different skill groups as defined by Fleckenstein <em>et al</em>., (2011). Using this measure as an indicator of the portability of workers' skills, I then evaluate whether the lower marketability of human capital investments is associated with greater demand for unemployment protection. The findings demonstrate that whilst this relationship is apparent in certain countries, notably Coordinated Market Economies such as Germany, the assumptions do not apply across institutional settings. Consequently, skill specificity cannot explain variation in attitudes towards unemployment protection policies between countries.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Economics and education Economics Welfare state reform and change Social Inequality Political science Labour economics Social policy & social work Public policy Macro and international economics Vocational and professional learning Feyertag, J Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title | Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title_full | Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title_fullStr | Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title_short | Varieties and politics of skill protection: a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in Europe |
| title_sort | varieties and politics of skill protection a micro level analysis of unemployment protection systems in europe |
| topic | Economics and education Economics Welfare state reform and change Social Inequality Political science Labour economics Social policy & social work Public policy Macro and international economics Vocational and professional learning |
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