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Cross-country comparative research WageIndicator conference 24 june 2006

Cross-country comparative research WageIndicator conference 24 june 2006. Kea Tijdens Maarten van Klaveren. Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies Universiteit van Amsterdam. Projects for cross-country comparisons.

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Cross-country comparative research WageIndicator conference 24 june 2006

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  1. Cross-country comparative research WageIndicator conference 24 june 2006 Kea Tijdens Maarten van Klaveren Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies Universiteit van Amsterdam

  2. Projects for cross-country comparisons • The WageIndicator team members have initiated several projects, both research and web-related • All initiatives are welcome • International bodies have expressed an interest in comparative research (ILO, ETUC, EU, ??)

  3. GLOBAL 1, 2 and Worklife Wizard for national WageIndicator websites • GLOBAL 1 • funded by FNV Mondiaal • Jan 2005-Dec 2007 • Countries involved: IN, KR, BR, ZA • GLOBAL 2 • funded by FNV Mondiaal • Jan 2006-Dec 2008 • Countries involved: AR, MX • WorklifeWEizard • funded by Harvard Law School • Countries involved: USA

  4. EQUAL gender equality • EQUAL • funded by European Commission EQUAL • Aug 2005-Jul 2007 • Countries involved: BE, HU, NL • Aim: research and activities program on the gender pay gap

  5. WEBSURVEY-research • WEBSURVEY • funded by Erasmus University Rotterdam • Sep 2006-Aug 2009 • Countries involved: NL • Aim: research program on web-surveys • 1 postdoctoral researcher

  6. WageIndicator and Collective Bargaining (WIBAR) • WIBAR • funded by European Commission • Aug 2006-Jul 2007 • Countries involved: all EU member states • Cooperation with ETUC • Aim: 10 industry-based cross-country comparative studies related to national and European bargaining processes • Conference in Apr 2007

  7. Building an occupations database • EurOccupations • funded by European Commission, 6th Framework Program • May 2006-Apr 2009 • Countries involved: UK, DE, BE, FR, ES, NL • Aim: building an occupations database, based on ILO’s ISCO classification • Aim: comparing job content for 150 occupations across the seven countries

  8. Pending proposals • WEBDATA@WORK.IN.THE.EU • Proposal for European Science Foundation • ES, PL, NL, 3 year • funding for research on gender inequality at work, the effects of job insecurity, and web-surveys • COST Action • Proposal for European Commission • UK, DE, ES, PL, NL, BE, 5 year • funding for conferences and travels • WageIndicator in China • Proposal for Ministry of Economic Affairs, NL • China, NL, 3 year • funding for developing website in China

  9. Proposals in preparation • DATA@WORK • Proposal for Netherlands Science Foundation • NL, 5 year • funding for research on data-enrichment and data-collection for work&wages data from several sources, reference survey for WageIndicator survey

  10. Future proposals • Comparing wages for occupations, industries, firms, including purchasing power • Investigating web-survey bias and web-survey features • Studying collective agreements coverage • Comparing job quality and working conditions • Other proposals????

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