Socio-economic characteristics as determinants in the job market: The case of Piedmont in Italy (1867–2005)

TY - UNPB

T1 - Socio-economic characteristics as determinants in the job market: The case of Piedmont in Italy (1867–2005)

AU - Calabrese, Matteo

AU - van Leeuwen, Bas

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - In Modernization Theory, it is argued that both the socio-economic background and education level of labourers affect the job market. In this article, we analyse the effects of both factors on the job market of Piedmont, a region in the north-west of Italy, using a new dataset of job-offer advertisements (job ads) from the newspaper La Stampa between 1867 and 2005. In line with Modernization Theory, we find that the number of job ads mentioning job-unrelated factors (e.g. ‘family background’) as a requirement for hiring, declined over the years. Yet, when present in the text of the job ads, job-unrelated characteristics increased the probability of ending up in jobs with a lower occupational status. However, contrary to job-unrelated factors, the frequency of mentions of socio-attitudinal characteristics (e.g. the ‘ability to dealwith the public’) increased over time in the job ads while contributing to the probability of ending in jobs with higher occupational status.

AB - In Modernization Theory, it is argued that both the socio-economic background and education level of labourers affect the job market. In this article, we analyse the effects of both factors on the job market of Piedmont, a region in the north-west of Italy, using a new dataset of job-offer advertisements (job ads) from the newspaper La Stampa between 1867 and 2005. In line with Modernization Theory, we find that the number of job ads mentioning job-unrelated factors (e.g. ‘family background’) as a requirement for hiring, declined over the years. Yet, when present in the text of the job ads, job-unrelated characteristics increased the probability of ending up in jobs with a lower occupational status. However, contrary to job-unrelated factors, the frequency of mentions of socio-attitudinal characteristics (e.g. the ‘ability to dealwith the public’) increased over time in the job ads while contributing to the probability of ending in jobs with higher occupational status.

KW - Italy, Piedmont, job ads, newspaper, La Stampa, job characteristics

M3 - Working paper/Discussion paper

VL - MPRA Paper No. 119299

BT - Socio-economic characteristics as determinants in the job market: The case of Piedmont in Italy (1867–2005)

PB - Munich Personal RePEc Archive

ER -