Routledge Studies in Labour Economics
About the Book Series
Routledge Studies in Labour Economics looks at the economic implications of the modern labour market. This series is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections. Considering labour economics alongside history, politics, cultural studies, health, education, globalisation, and other subjects, titles are characterized by dynamic interventions into established subjects and innovative studies on emerging topics.
Economic and Social Perspectives on European Migration
1st Edition
Edited
By Francesca Fauri, Debora Mantovani, Donatella Strangio
August 01, 2022
This book addresses a wide range of migration-related issues in the European context and examines the socioeconomic consequences of migratory flows throughout Europe, focusing on a number of emblematic European countries. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the tension ...
Labour Market Institutions and Productivity: Labour Utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek, Michał Pilc
April 29, 2022
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 and enriching take on labour utilisation at large and how various formal labour ...
The Digital Transformation of Labor: Automation, the Gig Economy and Welfare
1st Edition
Edited
By Anthony Larsson, Robin Teigland
June 30, 2021
Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market. This ...
Mediterranean Migration and the Labour Markets: Policies for Growth and Social Development in the Mediterranean Area
1st Edition
Edited
By Salvatore Capasso, Eugenia Ferragina
March 31, 2021
This book focuses on issues that are relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The depth and the extension of the current political crisis in the area have changed the perspectives of conventional Euro-Mediterranean integration policies. The book provides the grounds for new patterns of ...
A Comparative Perspective of Women’s Economic Empowerment
1st Edition
Edited
By Meltem Yenilmez, Onur Celik
December 18, 2020
The need for the creation of an enabling political, legal and economic environment for women within Turkey is rising. A growing concern is shown at the ethnic divisions and local discrimination against women, which have spilled over into the labor market. This book lends a supporting voice to the ...
Women's Economic Empowerment in Turkey
1st Edition
Edited
By Onur Burak Celik, Meltem Ince Yenilmez
December 18, 2020
Turkey has experienced growth in both the population and the workforce. However, female participation in the workforce in Turkey is extremely low, largely due to financial dependency and lack of higher education. The authors argue that greater research is needed to improve the economic position of ...
The Economics of Trade Unions: A Study of a Research Field and Its Findings
1st Edition
By Hristos Doucouliagos, Richard B. Freeman, Patrice Laroche
September 30, 2020
Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff’s now classic 1984 book What Do Unions Do? stimulated an enormous theoretical and empirical literature on the economic impact of trade unions. Trade unions continue to be a significant feature of many labor markets, particularly in developing countries, and ...
The Political Economy of Employment Relations: Alternative theory and practice
1st Edition
By Aslihan Aykac
September 30, 2020
Employment has changed dramatically in the last few decades with the onset of neoliberal globalization. This change has become the objective of inquiry from different perspectives, such as development studies, labour economics or industrial relations, focusing on different units of analysis. The ...
Workers and the Global Informal Economy: Interdisciplinary perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Supriya Routh, Vando Borghi
September 30, 2020
The global financial crisis and subsequent increase in social inequality has led in many cases to a redrawing of the boundaries between formal and informal work. This interdisciplinary volume explores the role of informal work in today’s global economy, presenting economic, legal, sociological, ...
Youth and the Crisis: Unemployment, education and health in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Gianluigi Coppola, Niall O'Higgins
September 30, 2020
The recent recession has led to an ongoing crisis in the youth labour market in Europe. This timely book deals with a number of areas related to the context, choices and experiences of young people, the consequences of which resonate throughout their lives. The focus of the contributions to this ...
Young People and the Labour Market: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Floro Caroleo, Olga Demidova, Enrico Marelli, Marcello Signorelli
December 12, 2019
Young people are a vulnerable category of workers, finding themselves in a delicate phase of their working life: their first entry into the labour market. In many European countries, youngsters are unemployed or have difficulty finding and obtaining jobs. This situation has deteriorated ...