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European Commission (EC)

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach [8 October 2010]

by  MANCA ANNA RITA; GOVERNATORI Matteo; MASCHERINI Massimiliano

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/111111111/13518

or

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/111111111/13518/1/eur24329_mancagovernatorimascherini%20%282%29.pdf

[full-text, 117 pages]

 

Press Release 8 October 2010

Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=908&furtherNews=yes

 

Flexicurity is a multidimensional policy strategy and this need to be reflected in any attempt to measure Member States' progress in this area.

 

This joint study project between the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the Joint Research Centre makes a first attempt to calculate a set of four composite indicators of flexicurity, reflecting the four dimensions identified by the Commission.

 

The analysis is more comprehensive than available work in the literature, covering a large number of variables. Member States are ranked based on their scores on the four indicators calculated and changes over time are also captured to a certain extent. Results are graphically represented via maps and radar charts. The views expressed in the report are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Commission or Member States.

 

Contents

Contents .............................................................................................................................. 3

1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5

2. The list of Dimensions of the Flexicurity Project......................................................... 10

2.1 The methodological assumptions............................................................................ 10

2.1 Life Long Learning Composite Indicator ............................................................... 12

2.1.1 The structure of the LLL composite indicator. ................................................ 15

2.1.2 Results of the Lifelong learning Composite Indicator..................................... 16

2.2 The Active labour market policies (ALMP) Composite Indicator ......................... 19

2.2.1 The structure of the ALMP composite indicator ............................................ 22

2.2.2 Results of the Active labour market policies Composite Indicator ................. 23

2.3 The Modern Social Security Systems (MSS) Composite Indicator........................ 28

2.3.1 The structure of MSS composite indicator ...................................................... 33

2.3.2 Results of Modern Social Security Systems Composite Indicator 2005-2007 34

2.4 The Flexible and reliable Contractual Arrangement (FCA) Composite Indicator . 39

2.4.1 The structure of the FCA composite indicator................................................. 45

2.4.2 Results for the Flexible and Reliable Contractual Arrangement Composite

Indicator .................................................................................................................... 46

3. Results: the four dimensions of the Flexicurity ............................................................ 52

4. Conclusions............................................................................................................... 60

5. Reference ...................................................................................................................... 63

ANNEX 1: COUNTRY PROFILES............................................................................. 65

Austria....................................................................................................................... 75

Belgium..................................................................................................................... 75

Bulgaria..................................................................................................................... 75

Cyprus....................................................................................................................... 75

Czech Republic ......................................................................................................... 75

Germany.................................................................................................................... 75

Denmark.................................................................................................................... 75

Estonia....................................................................................................................... 76

Spain ......................................................................................................................... 76

Finland ...................................................................................................................... 76

France........................................................................................................................ 76

Greece ....................................................................................................................... 76

Hungary..................................................................................................................... 76

Ireland ....................................................................................................................... 77

Italy ........................................................................................................................... 77

Lithuania ................................................................................................................... 77

Luxemburg................................................................................................................ 77

Latvia ........................................................................................................................ 77

Malta ......................................................................................................................... 78

The Netherlands ........................................................................................................ 78

Poland ....................................................................................................................... 78

Portugal..................................................................................................................... 78

Romania .................................................................................................................... 78

Sweden...................................................................................................................... 78

Slovenia..................................................................................................................... 79

Slovakia..................................................................................................................... 79

United Kingdom........................................................................................................ 79

ANNEX 2: UNCERTAINTY AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ............................... 80

General Framework of the Analysis ......................................................................... 82

Inclusion – exclusion of individual sub- indicators .................................................. 82

Normalization ........................................................................................................... 82

Weighting Scheme .................................................................................................... 83

Aggregation Rules .................................................................................................... 85

Uncertainty Analysis................................................................................................. 86

Uncertainty analysis for Lifelong Learning Composite Indicator ................................ 88

Uncertainty analysis for Active labour market policies Composite Indicator.............. 90

Uncertainty analysis for Modern Social Security Composite Indicator ....................... 98

Uncertainty analysis for Flexible and Reliable Contractual Arrangement Composite

Indicator ...................................................................................................................... 105

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