Labour market integration, occupational uncertainties, and fertility choices in Germany and the UK
نویسندگان
چکیده
Contrasting the conservative German welfare state with the liberal market economy of the United Kingdom, this paper examines how each welfare regime affects the firstbirth decisions of men and women under the conditions of either high labour market integration (full-time work in a permanent position) or occupational uncertainty (parttime work or work with a fixed-term contract). The results, which are based on BHPS and GSOEP data, suggest for Germany that occupational uncertainty hampers transitions to parenthood, but are inconclusive for the UK. Among highly educated women in both Germany and the UK, however, a high degree of labour market integration is found to delay family formation. 1 University of Rostock and German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) DIW Berlin. E-mail: [email protected]. Schmitt: Labour market integration, occupational uncertainties, and fertility choices in Germany and the UK http://www.demographic-research.org 254
منابع مشابه
Next Year in Jerusalem . . .or in Cologne? Labour Market Integration of Jewish Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel and Germany in the 1990s
This article focuses on how receiving societies’ structural and institutional characteristics affect immigrants’ labour market performance and progress. Using German census data for 1996 and 2000, and Israeli labour force surveys for the same years, the article compares patterns of self-selection and labour market integration of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel and...
متن کاملCo-Movement of Pakistan Stock Market with the Stock Markets of Major Developed Countries which have Portfolio Investment in Pakistan
The focal objective of this study is to analyze and explore the Co-movement of Pakistan stock market (KSE-100) with the stock market of developed countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan, France and Neither land) which have portfolio investment in Pakistan by applying co-integration approach using Johansen and Juselius multivariate and bi variate co-integration. Secondary data of st...
متن کاملAn Analysis of Economic Implications of the UK Leaving the EU
W hether the United Kingdom (UK) should remain in the European Union (EU) or not has been a fiercely debated issue both before and after the referendum in the UK on June 23, 2016. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the pros and cons of the UK leaving the EU. It is concluded that if the UK leaves the EU, the resulting economic shock would risk adverse effects on macroecono...
متن کاملWage Growth and Job Mobility in the U.K. and Germany
Wage Growth and Job Mobility in the U.K. and Germany This paper investigates job mobility and estimates the returns to tenure and experience in the United Kingdom and Germany. We show evidence that job mobility is higher in the UK than in Germany, and that job movers may be negatively selected in Germany, but not in the UK. Our findings suggest that returns to experience are substantially highe...
متن کاملDifferences in the patterns of in-work poverty in Germany and the UK
This study analyses differences in individual-level working poverty determinants between Germany and the UK. These differences are linked to institutional patterns at the country level. Here, we observe that the two countries differ especially in bargaining centralisation, employment protection legislation and family policy. At the same time, the levels of decommodification and labour market re...
متن کامل