Labor Market Concentration, Wages, and Job Security in Europe

Andrea Bassanini; Giulia Bovini; Eve Caroli; Jorge Casanova-Ferrando; Federico Cingano; Paolo Falco; Florentino Felgueroso; Marcel Jansen; Pedro S. Martins; António Melo; Michael Oberfichtner; Martin Popp

doi:10.3368/jhr.0223-12757R1

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Labor Market Concentration, Wages, and Job Security in Europe

View ORCID ProfileAndrea Bassanini, Giulia Bovini, View ORCID ProfileEve Caroli, Jorge Casanova-Ferrando, View ORCID ProfileFederico Cingano, View ORCID ProfilePaolo Falco, View ORCID ProfileFlorentino Felgueroso, View ORCID ProfileMarcel Jansen, View ORCID ProfilePedro S. Martins, View ORCID ProfileAntónio Melo, View ORCID ProfileMichael Oberfichtner and View ORCID ProfileMartin Popp

Journal of Human Resources, May 2026, 61 (3) 817-853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0223-12757R1

Andrea Bassanini

Andrea Bassanini is a senior economist at the OECD and a research fellow at IZA

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Eve Caroli

At the time this paper was written, Eve Caroli was a professor of economics at LEDa–Université Paris Dauphine, PSL and a research fellow at IZA

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Jorge Casanova-Ferrando

Jorge Casanova Ferrando is a researcher at Compass Lexecon and Fedea

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Federico Cingano

Federico Cingano is a researcher at the Bank of Italy

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Paolo Falco

Paolo Falco is a professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen

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Florentino Felgueroso

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Marcel Jansen

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Pedro S. Martins

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António Melo

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Michael Oberfichtner

Michael Oberfichtner is head of the research department “Establishments and Employment” at IAB, a professor for employment research at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, and a research fellow at IZA

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Labor Market Concentration, Wages, and Job Security in Europe

Andrea Bassanini, Giulia Bovini, Eve Caroli, Jorge Casanova-Ferrando, Federico Cingano, Paolo Falco, Florentino Felgueroso, Marcel Jansen, Pedro S. Martins, António Melo, Michael Oberfichtner, Martin Popp

Journal of Human Resources May 2026, 61 (3) 817-853; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0223-12757R1

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