Wednesday, October 25, 2006
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: MOBILITY IN EUROPE [24 October 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Mobility in Europe: Analysis of the 2005 Eurobarometer survey on geographical and labour market mobility [24 October 2006]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0659.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/59/en/1/ef0659en.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
Author:
Vandenbrande, Tom; Coppin, Laura; van der Hallen, Peter
Summary:
This report sets out a descriptive analysis of the data collected by the Eurobarometer Survey (2005). It examines two key areas of enquiry: geographical mobility and job mobility. Mobility appears to be not always the result of individual choices. Indeed, mobility, particularly job mobility, is often found to be a characteristic of the more vulnerable groups in society. The analysis also shows that mobility-related decisions are the result of important and often difficult trade-offs. People attracted by the idea of making a long-distance move report that they fear the loss of contact and support from family and relatives. It would also appear that what is good for the EU as a whole greater overall levels of mobility is not necessarily reflected in how individuals feel about mobility in their own lives.
Contents
Foreword v
Introduction 1
1 EU policy background 3
Freedom of movement 3
The Lisbon Agenda 3
Immigration 5
2 Geographical mobility over the life course 7
A life-course model of geographical mobility 7
Start of geographical mobility career 9
Levels of past geographical mobility 11
Distance travelled in past geographical mobility 13
Long-distance mobility: Motivation and effects 18
Europeans intentions regarding future mobility 20
Findings and conclusions on geographical mobility 27
3 Job mobility in the career of European workers 31
Transitional labour markets 31
Start of job mobility career 32
Levels of job mobility 35
Recent job mobility 42
Future job mobility 49
Main findings and conclusions 53
4 Opinions and attitudes towards geographical and job mobility 55
Opinions and attitudes towards mobility 56
Readiness to move in case of unemployment 58
Commuting as a substitute for geographical mobility? 60
Links between levels of geographical and labour market mobility 63
Conclusions 69
5 Summary and conclusions 71
Popular support for mobility policies 71
Are Europeans afraid of change? 72
Profile of mobile people 73
National mobility profiles 74
Desirable levels of mobility 75
Bibliography 77
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Mobility in Europe: Analysis of the 2005 Eurobarometer survey on geographical and labour market mobility [24 October 2006]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0659.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/59/en/1/ef0659en.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
Author:
Vandenbrande, Tom; Coppin, Laura; van der Hallen, Peter
Summary:
This report sets out a descriptive analysis of the data collected by the Eurobarometer Survey (2005). It examines two key areas of enquiry: geographical mobility and job mobility. Mobility appears to be not always the result of individual choices. Indeed, mobility, particularly job mobility, is often found to be a characteristic of the more vulnerable groups in society. The analysis also shows that mobility-related decisions are the result of important and often difficult trade-offs. People attracted by the idea of making a long-distance move report that they fear the loss of contact and support from family and relatives. It would also appear that what is good for the EU as a whole greater overall levels of mobility is not necessarily reflected in how individuals feel about mobility in their own lives.
Contents
Foreword v
Introduction 1
1 EU policy background 3
Freedom of movement 3
The Lisbon Agenda 3
Immigration 5
2 Geographical mobility over the life course 7
A life-course model of geographical mobility 7
Start of geographical mobility career 9
Levels of past geographical mobility 11
Distance travelled in past geographical mobility 13
Long-distance mobility: Motivation and effects 18
Europeans intentions regarding future mobility 20
Findings and conclusions on geographical mobility 27
3 Job mobility in the career of European workers 31
Transitional labour markets 31
Start of job mobility career 32
Levels of job mobility 35
Recent job mobility 42
Future job mobility 49
Main findings and conclusions 53
4 Opinions and attitudes towards geographical and job mobility 55
Opinions and attitudes towards mobility 56
Readiness to move in case of unemployment 58
Commuting as a substitute for geographical mobility? 60
Links between levels of geographical and labour market mobility 63
Conclusions 69
5 Summary and conclusions 71
Popular support for mobility policies 71
Are Europeans afraid of change? 72
Profile of mobile people 73
National mobility profiles 74
Desirable levels of mobility 75
Bibliography 77
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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