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<p>During the last quarter century, job tenure in Europe has shortened. Using data from Eurostat Labor Force Surveys of 29 countries from 1995 to 2020 and applying an age-period-cohort decomposition to analyze changes in tenure for specific birth cohorts, we show that tenure has shrunk for cohorts born in more recent years. To account for compositional changes within cohorts, we estimate the probability of holding jobs of different durations, conditional on individual and employment-related characteristics. The estimations demonstrate that, over time, the likelihood of having a medium- or long-term job decreased and holding a short-term job increased. We also find that stricter job protection legislation appears to decrease the probability of holding a short-term job, and higher trade openness and ICT-related technological change are correlated with an increase of that probability.</p>
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During the last quarter century, job tenure in Europe has shortened. Using data from Eurostat Labor Force Surveys of 29 countries from 1995 to 2020 and applying an age-period-cohort decomposition to analyze changes in tenure for specific birth cohorts, we show that tenure has shrunk for cohorts born in more recent years. To account for compositional changes within cohorts, we estimate the probability of holding jobs of different durations, conditional on individual and employment-related characteristics. The estimations demonstrate that, over time, the likelihood of having a medium- or long-term job decreased and holding a short-term job increased. We also find that stricter job protection legislation appears to decrease the probability of holding a short-term job, and higher trade openness and ICT-related technological change are correlated with an increase of that probability.

Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020

IZA Journal of Labor Policy

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During the last quarter century, job tenure in Europe has shortened. Using data from Eurostat Labor Force Surveys of 29 countries from 1995 to 2020 and...

Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020

Published Online: Nov 09, 2023

Page range: -

Received: Sep 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2023-0007

Keywords
job tenure, employment, labor maker, labor legislation, trade openness, Europe

© 2023 Maurizio Bussolo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020

Published Online: Nov 09, 2023

Page range: -

Received: Sep 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2023-0007

Keywordsjob tenure, employment, labor maker, labor legislation, trade openness, Europe

© 2023 Maurizio Bussolo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
job tenure, employment, labor maker, labor legislation, trade openness, Europe