摘要：We construct indicators of the perception of job security for various types of
jobs in 12 European countries using individual data from the European Community
Household Panel (ECHP). We then consider the relation between reported job
security and OECD summary measures of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL)
strictness on one hand, and Unemployment Insurance Benefit (UIB) generosity on
the other. We find that, after controlling for selection into job types, workers
feel most secure in permanent public sector jobs, least secure in temporary
jobs, with permanent private sector jobs occupying an intermediate position. We
also find that perceived job security in both permanent private and temporary
jobs is positively correlated with UIB generosity, while the relationship with
EPL strictness is negative: workers feel less secure in countries where jobs are
more protected. These correlations are absent for permanent public jobs,
suggesting that such jobs are perceived to be by and large insulated from labor
market fluctuations.
