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A composite indicator of working conditions in the EU-15 for policy monitoring and analytical purposes
Ein zusammengesetzter Indikator der Arbeitsbedingungen in der EU 15 für Politik-Monitoring und analytische Zwecke
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Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut in der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
Abstract "A composite indicator 'Working conditions' for comparing European countries is constructed from data of the Third European Survey on Working Conditions. The main findings are as follows: (a) European countries differ with respect to working conditions statistically more significantly than with resp... view more
"A composite indicator 'Working conditions' for comparing European countries is constructed from data of the Third European Survey on Working Conditions. The main findings are as follows: (a) European countries differ with respect to working conditions statistically more significantly than with respect to earnings; it implies a quite accurate discrimination threshold in ranking countries with respect to working conditions, (b) working conditions and earnings positively correlate over the whole of Europe but correlate little within single countries; it indicates at the prevailing role of national determinants over professional or social specificities as contributing to the average working conditions, and (c) earnings play no essential role in subjective estimations, including job satisfaction, which mainly depends on working conditions; consequently, more attention should be paid to improving the latter. The same approach is applied to constructing a three-dimensional indicator of Working time, reflecting its aspects duration, location (abnormality), and flexibility. It is found that abnormality and flexibility compensate each other, whereas the duration is not affected by two other factors." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
working conditions; indicator; construction of indicators; international comparison; working hours; humanization of work; workload; work organization; work satisfaction; EU; labor; quality; flexibility; statistics; labor force potential
Classification
Economic Statistics, Econometrics, Business Informatics
Labor Market Policy
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Method
applied research; empirical; basic research; development of methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
City
Düsseldorf
Page/Pages
78 p.
Series
WSI-Diskussionspapier, 135
ISSN
1861-0633
Status
reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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