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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 and Martin Popp
Published online before print July 25, 2024, 0223-12757R1; 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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Giulia Bovini
Giulia Bovini is a researcher at the Bank of Italy.
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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
Florentino Felgueroso is a researcher at Fedea.
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Marcel Jansen
Marcel Jansen is a professor of economics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a researcher at Fedea and IZA.
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Pedro S. Martins
Pedro S. Martins is a professor of economics at Nova School of Business and Economics and a research fellow at IZA.
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António Melo
António Melo is a researcher at ESOMAS, University of Turin.
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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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