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Wieteke S. Conen

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Researcher (tenured) at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS-HSI), University of Amsterdam

Research interest

Labor economics, industrial relations, job quality

Website

https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/c/o/w.s.conen/w.s.conen.html

Past positions

Postdoc researcher at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS-HSI), University of Amsterdam, Postdoc researcher at Utrecht University School of Economics

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Utrecht University School of Economics, 2013

Selected publications

  • "Self-employment as precarious work: A European perspective." Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019 (ed.,with J.J. Schippers)

  • "A panel study of the consequences of multiple jobholding: enrichment and depletion effects." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 27:2 (2021): 219-236 (with J. Stein)

  • "When two (or more) do not equal one: an analysis of the changing nature of multiple and single jobholding in Europe." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 27:2 (2021): 165-180 (with P.T. de Beer)

  • "Are ‘voluntary’ self-employed better prepared for retirement than ‘forced’ self-employed?" Work, Aging and Retirement, 3:3 (2017): 243-256 (with D.A. Hershey, H.P. van Dalen and K. Henkens)

  • "Ageing organisations and the extension of working lives: A case study approach." Journal of Social Policy, 43:4 (2014): 773-792 (with K. Henkens and J. Schippers)

article(s)

  • Multiple job-holding: Career pathway or dire straits? Updated

    Moonlighting responds to economic needs, but can generate new skills and careers

    Konstantinos PouliakasWieteke S. Conen, December 2023
    Multiple job-holding, or “moonlighting”, is an important form of atypical employment in most economies. New forms of work, driven by digitalization, may enable its future growth. However, many misconceptions exist, including the belief that multiple job-holders are only low-skilled individuals who moonlight primarily for financial reasons, or that the practice increases during economic downturns. Recent literature highlights the significant links between moonlighting and job mobility. Multiple job-holding allows for the development of workers’ skills and spurs entrepreneurship.
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