LABOUR MARKET TRANSITIONS Maria Münderlein Erasmus University Rotterdam EU pan-European conference Brussels, 19 December 2012
The Transitional Labour Market Employment Household Retirement EducationUnemployment Integration Redistribution Life quality Risk-sharing
Important! Now more than ever Youth unemployment Low fertility rate Increasing fraction of older workers Higher participation of older workers Later official retirement
Example: Research on transitions – age categories
Example: Research on transitions – Employment Protection Legislation
Example: Older workers Social policy changes longer individual participation new pathways emerge Bridge employment Un-retirement Unemployment New patterns of retirement Increase retirement age Increase participation rate
Conclusion TLM: facilitate transitions between stages Differences between countries and age groups Unintended consequences of policies Changes in social policies ask for (more) changes in social policies Sound research, investigation of consequences