The "Working Poor" Phenomenon in Europe - a Taxonomic Analysis

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Cymbranowicz

Warianty tytułu

Zjawisko working poor w Europie - analiza taksonomiczna

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article discusses the problem of people who are working, but struggle with poverty. The phenomenon of 'working poor' is subjected to a taxonomic analysis, in which the subjective scope is limited to selected European states and the time span to the last twelve years. The aim of the article is to show the relation between work and poverty on European labour markets, including clarifying the level and structure of 'working poor'. In order to achieve such a research goal, the results of The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions were used, and thanks to the information obtained from the Eurostat database, it was possible to carry out comparable statistical analyses. On the basis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that the working poor phenomenon exists in Europe and in future may get stronger and pose a serious challenge for European labour markets.(original abstract)

W artykule podjęto problem osób pracujących, ale borykających się z biedą/ubóstwem. Zjawisko working poor ("biednych pracujących") jest poddane analizie taksonomicznej, w której zakres podmiotowy ogranicza się do wybranych państw europejskich, a zakres czasowy do ostatnich piętnastu lat. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie zależności między pracą a biedą i/lub ubóstwem na europejskich rynkach pracy, w tym dookreślenie poziomu i struktury "biednych pracujących". Aby zrealizować tak postawiony cel badawczy, posiłkowano się wynikami badań The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, a dzięki informacjom pozyskanym z bazy danych Eurostat przeprowadzono porównywalne analizy statystyczne. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników można stwierdzić, że w Europie istnieje zjawisko working poor, a w przyszłości może ono przybierać na sile i stanowić poważne wyzwanie dla europejskich rynków pracy.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Labour market; Labour

PL

Rynek pracy; Praca

• Czasopismo: Ekonometria / Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 22
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 66--83

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Cymbranowicz

• Cracow University of Economics

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DOI

10.15611/eada.2018.3.05