Policy Measures for Low-wage Employment in Europe

Download or read book Policy Measures for Low-wage Employment in Europe written by Wiemer Salverda and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These studies consider policy measures in the areas of taxation, benefits, and employer subsidies aimed at the low-skilled worker. The policy debate is extended to encompass the role of product demand related to low-paid, low-skilled work and to the fluctuating of the labor market. In particular, consideration is given to the role of job satisfaction and turnover in the retail trade and the hotel industry. Contributors are economists and government officials from Europe and the United States. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR