Determinants of Labour Market Segmentation in Transition Countries with Particular Reference to Macedonia

Nikoloski, Dimitar

doi:10.7767/dnrm-2016-3-407

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“…The Macedonian informal sector predominantly consists of small-scale agricultural production carried out by workers with low levels of education who are either employees without stable contracts or unpaid contributing family workers. Thus, workers in the informal sector are usually low skilled or unskilled and they are less competitive in the labour market (Nikoloski et al 2012). In addition, a majority of these workers experience the so-called 'informal employment trap' i.e.…”

Section: Macedonian Labour Market Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a consequence, the high Macedonian unemployment rate has enormous social implications such as rising poverty, income inequality and social exclusion of deprived social segments (Nikoloski 2012). When considering the marginalised categories, we assume that the same labour market segments are the most inclined toward informal employment arrangements or temporary emigration where jobs are characterised with low security and lower wages compared to jobs in the formal sector.…”

Section: Macedonian Labour Market Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Unemployed Workers’ Perceptions of Stress and Employment Prospects in Macedonia: The Role of Alternative Adjustment Mechanisms

Nikoloski

Pechijareski

2017

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

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Depressed labour market conditions in Macedonia manifested by high and persistent unemployment rate, strong segmentation and prevailing long-term unemployment is considered as a heritage of more than two decades long period of transition. Unemployment has a number of negative consequences such a decreased income which is assumed to influence the subjective experience of unemployment. The negative macroeconomic shocks in Macedonia have been mitigated due to the strengthened role of alternative labour market adjustment mechanisms such as: employment in the informal sector, emigration and inactivity. However, their impact on the unemployed workers’ perceptions of stress and future labour market prospects is less clear-cut. In this paper we use results from a survey carried out on a sample of unemployed workers in Macedonia in order to identify the psychological implications of unemployment by assessing the perceived stress and employment prospects with particular reference to the role of alternative labour market adjustment mechanisms.

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Section: Macedonian Labour Market Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Macedonian Labour Market Performancementioning

confidence: 99%