Labour Market Resilience: The Role of Structural and Macroeconomic Policies

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An Assessment of Socio-Economic Systems’ Resilience to Economic Shocks: The Case of Lithuanian Regions

“…Some authors [6,[47][48][49] assessed resilience problems by employing the dynamics of separate indicators, while others [39,50] analyzed best examples and applied econometrics (regression equations) [51] or shift-share and input-output models [52]. Recently, researchers paid increasing attention [53,54] to the problem of structural reforms' impact on a socio-economic system's resilience to economic shocks. The areas of analysis were comprehensive, and included the following: the relationship between structural reforms and economic resilience and vulnerability [55][56][57]; identification of economic indicators, and forewarning about economic shock [58]; identification of the relationship between economic cycle, gross domestic product (GDP), and resilience [25]; and the comparison of different systems' resilience levels and resilience promotion strategies [59].…”

Employer Provided Training in Europe: Determinants and Obstacles

“…prevailing in the country as well as by product and labour market institutions (see Bassanini et al, 2007, de Haan and Parlevliet 2018and Hijzen et al 2018 for a further discussion). Furthermore, training depends also on the characteristics of labour supply and on the innovative activity of firms.…”

Commuting in Europe: An Inter-regional Analysis on its Determinants and Spatial Effects

“…Moreover, the significance of the corresponding coefficient in the sole Recession period supports the hypothesis that temporary contracts might be useful in preserving jobs during crisis, offering a flexible tool for employment adjustments (Birgit & Kraemer,2010). In light of these results, the difficulties related to the research of sustainable solutions balancing employment protection with labour market flexibility should not deflect the attention of national and regional governments from the risks that an unregulated usage of temporary contracts can imply in terms of resilience to negative shocks, especially when regular employment is protected by strict rules that encourages temporary employment and slows job creation during recovery (Hijzen, Kappeler et al,2017).…”