Labour Market Institutions and Productivity

This book explains the role of formal labour market institutions in keeping the labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe above the level characteristic for Western European states. It provides an innovative take on how various formal labour market institutions can affect the ongoing trend in labour utilisation.

Autorentext

Beata Woniak-Jchorek is an associate professor at the Institute of Economics at Pozna University of Economics and Business in Poland.

Micha Pilc is an assistant professor at the Institute of Economics at Pozna University of Economics and Business in Poland.

Inhalt

Introduction PART I 1. Labour Market Regulation and Labour Utilisation in CEE Countries 2. Institutional Determinants of Firm-Sponsored Training of Young Employees 3. Skills Utilisation Analysis across Countries and Occupations. Western European and Post-Socialist Countries Comparison. 4. Unemployment Benefits in CEE Countries. Does Their Limited Scope Match Societal Preferences? 5. Part-Time Employment in Central and Eastern Europe: A Cross-Country Analysis P**ART II** 6. Structures, Institutions and Agency: the Drivers of the Expansion of Precarious Employment in Poland 7. Skills Utilisation and Gender: Estonian Case Study 8. Utilisation of Returning Migrants' Skills and Labour: The Case of Lithuania 9. The Economic Effects of the Minimum Wage in Slovenia 10. The Role of Old-age Pension Systems as Labour Market Institutions: the Czech Republic and Poland Compared 11. How Active Labour Market Policy Helps the Most Disadvantaged: Evidence from the Czech Republic 12. Eroding Collective Bargaining in CEE Countries as a Counterproductive Factor in the Process of Labour Utilisation: The Cases of Bulgaria and Poland Conclusions