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Job quality and labour market
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CEPS Working Document No. 330/June 2010

Christine Erhel and Mathilde Guergoat-Larivière

Abstract

Job quality is a multidimensional concept that can be defined using four main
dimensions and measured through indicators such as the so-called ‘Laeken’
indicators. The empirical analysis of job quality in Europe leads to three main types
of result. First, it reveals important differences across countries, with four main
regimes prevalent in Europe. Second, it supports the hypothesis that a higher level
of job quality is associated with better labour market and economic performance.
Finally, it emphasises the heterogeneity of quality across social groups, especially
according to gender, age, and education.

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