Internal labour market mobility in 2005–2014 in Latvia: the micro data approach

Using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), we analyze non-employment episodes for immigrants from developing countries, and compare their situation to that of immigrants from developed countries and Canadian-born individuals between 1996 and 2006. The methods used allowed us to draw the following conclusion: significant differences exist between these three groups in labour market mobility, the average duration of a non-employment episode, and the factors that affect the propensity to exit from a nonemployment episode. These differences demonstrate a particular disadvantage for immigrants from developing countries. In fact, they tend to spend more time in non-employment episodes compared to their counterparts from developed countries, and compared to Canadian-born individuals.

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Micro data integration for Labour Market Account

Statistical Journal of the IAOS ◽

10.3233/sji-150894 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 249-256

Author(s):

Pernille Stender ◽

Thomas Thorsen ◽

Hans Henrik Andersen

Keyword(s):

Data Integration ◽

Labour Market ◽

Micro Data

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Long‐Run Patterns of Labour Market Polarization: Evidence from German Micro Data

British Journal of Industrial Relations ◽

10.1111/bjir.12419 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 350-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ronald Bachmann ◽

Merve Cim ◽

Colin Green

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Micro Data ◽

Long Run

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Is meer personeel in beweging beter?

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2008.021.004.002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sophie De Winne ◽

Dave Stynen ◽

Caroline Gilbert ◽

Luc Sels

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

The Other ◽

Added Value ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Retention Management ◽

Economic Level ◽

Employee Mobility ◽

Labour Market Mobility

Is more employee mobility preferable? Is more employee mobility preferable? S. De Winne, D. Stynen, C. Gilbert & L. Sels, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 21, November 2008, nr. 4, pp. 344-364 Despite promising positive effects of labour market mobility, the Flemish labour market is synonymous with rigidity. The question is thus whether the rosy picture of the consequences of mobility holds out. Why are people not more mobile if this improves their welfare and prosperity? Why does HRM strongly focus on retention management if mobility enhances productivity? 'More is better' seems a premature conclusion. The purpose of this contribution is to critically reflect on the added value of labour market mobility. We sketch the debate on the macro-economic level and investigate research on the effects of mobility at three levels: we map costs and benefits for labour market functioning (macro), for firms (meso), and for individual careers (micro). With this contribution we show that benefits at one level do not necessarily go hand in hand with benefits at the other levels. We conclude that firm loyalty also yiels economic benefits; that more mobility is welcome, as far as it concerns protected mobility.

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Vacancy chains and the business cycle. Stringing together job-to-job transitions in micro data

International Journal of Manpower ◽

10.1108/ijm-07-2012-0106 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (8) ◽

pp. 1212-1235 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carlo Gianelle ◽

Giuseppe Tattara

Keyword(s):

Women Workers ◽

Business Cycle ◽

Labour Market ◽

Bargaining Power ◽

Chain Model ◽

Micro Data ◽

Content Type ◽

Job Transitions ◽

The Business Cycle ◽

Vacancy Chains

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the dynamics of labour market flows over the business cycle through a vacancy chain model. It provides a direct computation of vacancy chains using micro data, empirically investigates the relationship between chain length and the characteristics of jobs and workers initiating the chain, and finally assesses the wage progression of workers moving along the chain. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a longitudinal matched employer-employee database covering all employees in manufacturing in a large region of Italy. A transparent algorithm for vacancy chain computation is developed and standard econometric techniques are employed to analyze job-to-job transitions within identified chains. Findings – Vacancy chains account on average for more than one-third of total hires, and both the number and the length of chains are clearly pro-cyclical. Chains set in motion by women workers, young, old, blue collars, or employed by small firms tend to be shorter. There is a well-defined wage progression from the tail to the head of the chain, revealing that workers are sorted along chains according to skill and/or bargaining power. Research limitations/implications – There is a limited possibility of identifying separately individual ability and bargaining power. Practical implications – The vacancy chain methodology can increase the ability of policy makers to produce detailed maps of the labour market and identify worker profiles associated with poor outcomes and hence deserving special attention. Originality/value – For the first time, this paper operationalizes the vacancy chain approach on a large scale, at a very high level of detail, and over a long-time span.

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