Jobs against poverty: a fixed-effects analysis on the link between gaining employment and exiting poverty in Europe

IF 2.3 1区社会学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

European Societies Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI:10.1080/14616696.2022.2088821

M. Vaalavuo, Outi Sirniö

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ABSTRACT This article analyses the role of gaining employment in escaping poverty at the individual level by using EU-SILC pooled panel data for 2010–2017 for 30 European countries. We assess this in a dynamic research setting using individual fixed effects that take into account unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity between individuals. We focus on the type and intensity of employment and the role of gender, education, and age. Overall, gaining employment increased the chances of exiting poverty by 33 percentage points among men and 30 percentage points among women. Shorter employment spells and part-time employment were less effective routes out of poverty. The results also suggest that poor individuals with higher education were more likely to benefit from employment to exit poverty. We found substantial cross-country variation. However, the unemployment rate, prevalence of precarious employment or spending on active labour market policies did not moderate the association between gaining employment and exiting poverty. Further analysis is needed on the institutional factors supporting poor people’s employment and its effectiveness in significantly improving income level.

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就业对抗贫困:对欧洲获得就业与摆脱贫困之间联系的固定效应分析

本文利用欧盟- silc 2010-2017年30个欧洲国家的汇总面板数据，从个人层面分析了获得就业对摆脱贫困的作用。我们在一个动态研究环境中评估这一点，使用个体固定效应，考虑到个体之间未观察到的时不变异质性。重点关注就业类型、就业强度以及性别、教育、年龄等因素的作用。总体而言，获得就业使男性摆脱贫困的机会增加了33个百分点，使女性摆脱贫困的机会增加了30个百分点。较短的就业时间和兼职工作是较不有效的摆脱贫困的途径。研究结果还表明，受过高等教育的穷人更有可能从就业中受益，从而摆脱贫困。我们发现了大量的跨国差异。然而，失业率、不稳定就业的普遍存在或积极劳动力市场政策的支出并没有缓和获得就业和摆脱贫困之间的联系。需要进一步分析支持贫困人口就业的体制因素及其在显著提高收入水平方面的有效性。

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European Societies SOCIOLOGY-

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