Job Quality and Employer Behaviour

Introduction; S.Bazen; C.Lucifora & W.Salverda PART 1: JOB QUALITY AND JOB SATISFACTION What Makes a Good Job? Evidence from OECD Countries; A.Clark Job Quality in European Labour Markets; F.Siebern-Thomas Job Satisfaction and Consumer Behaviour; A.Bryson, L.Cappellari & C.Lucifora PART 2: THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS Employers in the Low-Wage Labour Market: Is Their Role Important? H.J.Holzer Using Qualitative Data to Understand Employment Behaviour in Low-Wage Labour Markets; D.Grimshaw Within and Between Firm Mobility in the Low-Wage Labour Market; I.Bolvig PART 3: JOB QUALITY IN THE SERVICE SECTOR Job Stability, Earnings Mobility in the Low-Skill Service Sector in France; S.Bazen Employment Systems in Labour-Intensive Activities: The Case of Retailing in France; F.Jany-Catrice, N.Gadrey & M.Pernod Gender Wages and Careers in Retail Trade and IT Services: The Case of Finland; R.Asplund & R.Lilja Heterogeneous Returns to Training in Personal Services; T.Zwick & A.Kuckulenz PART 4: POLICY ISSUES Making Bad Jobs Good: Strategies for the Service Sector; P.Osterman Changing Lifetime Earnings Profiles by Social Class; A.McKnight