The second edition of The Dynamics of Employee Relations provides a thorough and up-to-
date analysis of the changes and underlying continuities occurring in employee relations. It …

This paper studies the duration pattern of fixed-term contracts and the determinants of their
conversion into permanent ones in Spain, where the share of fixed-term employment is the …

This paper uses longitudinal data on individuals from the European Community Household
Panel over the 1996–2001 period to investigate the impact of reforms of employment …

Abstract This article uses 1994–8 International Adult Literacy Survey microdata for Canada,
Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and the US to study the impact of …

We study the effects of the more stringent employment protection legislation (EPL) that
applies in Italy to firms with over 15 employees. We consider firms' propensity to grow when …

In this article we use comparative micro data for 15 European countries covering the period
1992–2007 to study the impact of labor market reforms on the skill-related individual risk of …

Fixed-term contracts in Europe have recently become the subject of both policy and
research interest, seen as particularly relevant in the transition from school to work. Some …

An increasing number of low‐status consumer service jobs in the UK are undertaken by
economic migrants, who are often recruited through the aegis of employment agencies. This …

I review theories and evidence on wage‐setting institutions and labor market policies in an
international comparative context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages …

This article uses comparative micro data from the 2004 European Union Labour Force
Survey (EULFS) for 23 European countries to study the impact of labour market institutions …