Long-term Resilient Labour Strategies to Deal with the Economic Crisis in Europe Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

Authors

  • Sandra Martínez-Molina Polibienestar Research Institute
  • Paula Sabater Pavía Polibienestar Research Institute,University of Valencia
  • Jorge Garcés Ferrer Polibienestar Research Institute,University of Valencia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4093-7140

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2021v10i3.p9-23

Keywords:

resiliencia, mercado laboral, crisis, Análisis Cualitativo Comparativo (QCA)

Abstract

The crisis has had a negative impact on both European economies and labour markets with different effects among countries, raising the importance of analysing the labour market resilience. This paper seeks to identify which strategies and labour adjustments have led European labour markets to both resilient and non-resilient results by using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The findings show two different configurations explaining 57% of the resilient cases and four configurations explaining 74% of the non-resilient cases. The results of this study revealed three important issues. First of all, the same strategy was found to have different results on labour markets. This fact stressed that the context in which different measures are imposed is a decisive factor in their success. Secondly, resilient strategies underlined the importance of “flexibilityâ€, by increasing temporary employment together with other conditions to escape from the crisis. Finally, the non-resilient results stress the importance of the imbalance between the flexicurity dimensions and the effect of the fall in economic activity on not being resilient in the long-term.

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Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA, Sandra; PAVÍA, Paula Sabater; FERRER, Jorge Garcés. Long-term Resilient Labour Strategies to Deal with the Economic Crisis in Europe Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Fronteiras - Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 3, p. 9–23, 2021. DOI: 10.21664/2238-8869.2021v10i3.p9-23. Disponível em: https://revistas.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/3230. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.