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World of Work Report 2011 : Evidence from Europe.
Title:
World of Work Report 2011 : Evidence from Europe.
Author:
Studies, International Institute for Labour.
ISBN:
9789290149750
Physical Description:
1 online resource (159 pages)
Contents:
Title page -- Copyright page -- Editorial -- Table of contents -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Composition of capital inflows to emerging markets -- Figure 1.2 Employment growth developments in the most recent period -- Figure 1.3 Current employment levels compared to pre-crisis peaks -- Figure 1.4 Employment developments in the EU-27 by job type, 2008 to 2011 -- Figure 1.5 Long-term unemployment and inactivity rates(percentages) -- Figure 1.6 Employment projections: Advanced economies -- Figure 1.7 Employment projections: Emerging economies -- Figure 1.8 Employment projections: Developing economies -- Figure 1.9 Change in the risk of social unrest between 2006 and 2010 -- Figure 1.10 People reporting confidence in theirnational government, 2006 to 2010(percentage point change) -- Figure 1.11 Change in perception of standard of living getting worse, 2006 to 2010 -- Figure 1.12 Determinants of social unrest, 2010 -- Figure 2.1 Capital share and investment developments among non-financial firms -- Figure 2.2 Capital share developments by country, 2000 to 2009 -- Figure 2.3 Evolution of capital shares by type of corporations, 2000 to 2007/09 -- Figure 2.4 Payouts of non-financial corporations by type,2000 to 2008/09 -- Figure 2.5 Growth of the share of non-productive income received and retained earnings overgross operating surplus in non-financial corporations, 2000 to 2007/09 -- Figure 2.6 Investment over total resources received fornon-financial corporations, 2000 to 2007 -- Figure 2.7 Total financial assets of non-financial firms asa share of GDP -- Figure 2.8 Rate of unsuccessful loan applications by small- and medium-sized enterprises -- Figure 3.1 Trends in wage shares -- Figure 3.2 Wage shares, hours worked and wage dispersion by skill level,selected advanced economies -- Figure 3.3 Financialization and changes in the wage share, 1985 to 2005.

Figure 3.4 Changes in minimum wages and wage shares inselected middle- and low-income countries, 1993 to 2005 -- Figure 3A.1 Ratio of total employees to total employment in different regions -- Figure 4.1 Trends in food and oil prices -- Figure 4.2 I nternational and domestic wheat prices -- Figure 4.3 Share of food expenditure in total householdincome, developing countries -- Figure 4.4 Net poverty effects of a 10 per cent and 30 per cent food price increase -- Figure 4.5 Employment impact of food price increases amonglow-income earners -- Figure producers of staple foods in 2005 -- Figure 4.7 Food prices and commodity markets, in billion US -- Figure 4.8 Total returns from commodity index funds -- Figure 5.1 Government revenues, expenditures and deficits in advanced countries -- Figure 5.2 Government revenues, expenditures and deficits in emerging countries -- Figure 5.3 Sources of revenue -- Figure 5.4 Top personal income tax rate - world average -- Figure 5.5 Trends in corporate tax rates -- Figure 5.6 VAT revenue -- Figure 5.7 Corporate tax revenue as percentage of total tax revenue and GDP -- Figure 5.8 Financing gap of social expenditures -- Figure 5.9 Average effective tax rates in OECD countries for a single person with no children -- Figure 5.10 Tax wedge and structural unemployment in OECD countries -- Figure 5.11 GDP growth, employment and tax revenue as a share of GDP -- Figure 5.12 Revenue generation with a 3 per cent wealth tax,2010 (US billions) -- Figure 5.13 Stamp duty revenue -- Figure 5.14 Revenues from environmental taxes -- Figure 6.1 Employment and fiscal impact of a budget cut -- Figure 6.2 Efficiency of active labour market spending -- 6.3 Additional unemployment rate under different degrees of income support measures -- Tables -- Table 1.1 Economic growth projections for 2012, by date of forecast.

Table 1.2 Estimated employment shortages over 2012 to 2013 -- Table 1.3 Dissatisfaction with the availability of good jobs, by age group, 2010 (percentage dissatisfied) -- Table 1B.1 Definitions and sources of variables used in the regression analysis -- Table 1B.2 Regression results -- Table 1B.3 Alternative estimators -- Table 1C.1 Definitions and sources of variables used in the regression analysis -- Table 1C.2 Weights of the variables used for the social unrest score -- Table 1C.3 Estimations of the social unrest score, unstandardized variables -- Table 1C.4 Estimations of the social unrest score, standardized variables -- Table 2.1 Corporate governance reforms: Some country examples -- Table 2A.1 Definitions and sources of variables used in the regression analysis -- Table 2A.2 The investment model: Regression results -- Table 2A.3 The employment model: Regression results -- Table 3C.1 Output, employment, hours and inflation effects of policy changes under different degrees of social dialogue -- Table 3C.2 Baseline regression: 16 high-income countries, 1981 to 2005 -- Table 3C.3 Estimation across skills: 10 high-income countries, 1981 to 2005 -- Table 3C.4 Estimation across medium- and low-income countries, unbalancedpanel -- Table 4.1 Summary effects of distributional impacts of rising food prices -- Table 6.1 Public debt dynamics in G20 countries -- Table 6.2 Output, employment, hours and inflation effects of policy changesunder different degrees of social dialogue -- Boxes -- Box 1.1 European financial safety measures and recovery prospects -- Box 1.2 The decline in employment quality: The case of the European Union -- Box 1.3 Determinants of social unrest -- Box 2.1 Definitions and other measurement considerations -- Box 2.2 Research and development by the private sector -- Box 2.3 Advantages of profit sharing.

Box 4.1 Reduced access to nutrient-rich foods through export-oriented price distortion -- Box 4.2 Regulations on commodity speculation in India -- Box 5.1 China's tax revenue supported by foreign companies -- Box 5.2 A more progressive (or less regressive) consumption tax: Lessons from Canada -- Box 5.3 Unemployment and labour taxes -- Box 5.4 The United Kingdom stamp duty -- Box 5.5 Environmental tax design -- Box 6.1 Reinforced public employment services: The case of Germany -- Market turbulence, employment and social unrest: Trends and outlook -- Main findings -- Introduction -- A. Labour market conditions have weakened -- B. Employment outlook: Insufficient job creation -- C. Recent trends in social well-being and unrest -- D. Making markets work for jobs: The way forward -- Appendix A. Country groupings by income level -- Appendix B. The impact of financial crises onemployment: An empirical analysis -- Appendix C. Determinants of social unrest: Anempirical analysis -- References -- Making profits work forinvestment and jobs -- Main findings -- Introduction -- A. Trends in income distribution andproductive investment -- B. Profits and productive investment of non-financialfirms: Causes of a growing disconnect -- C. Policy considerations -- Appendix A. The dividends-investment-employmentdynamic: An empirical analysis -- References -- The labour share of income: Determinants and potential contribution to exiting the financial crisis -- Main findings -- Introduction -- A. Wage shares: Trends and implications -- B. Determinants of declining wage shares -- C. Policy considerations -- Appendix A. Definition of the wage share -- Appendix B. Data sources -- Appendix C. Regression analysis -- References -- Investing in food security as a driver of better jobs -- Main findings -- Introduction.

A. Macroeconomic, employment and income effects of higher food prices -- B. Factors contributing to food price increases -- C. Policy challenges and the way forward -- References -- Tax reform for improving job recovery and equity -- Main findings -- Introduction -- A. The evolution in tax structure -- B. Tax burden and employment -- C. Broadening the tax base: Selected options -- Appendix A. Definitions of various taxes -- References -- Effective employment policy under tight fiscal constraints -- Main findings -- Introduction -- A. Fiscal challenges -- B. Employment policies under tight fiscal conditions -- C. Policy considerations -- Appendix A. Model mechanisms -- References -- Recent publications.
Abstract:
Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2011 edition of "World of Work Report" shows that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies.
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