Green Jobs in the EU Renewable Energy Sector: Quantile Regression Approach

Łukasz Jarosław Kozar (), Robert Matusiak, Marta Paduszyńska and Adam Sulich ()
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Łukasz Jarosław Kozar: Department of Labour and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, ul. Rewolucji 1905 r. nr 37, 90-214 Lodz, Poland
Robert Matusiak: Kuyavia-Pomerania Branch, Polish Association of European Studies, ul. Fordońska 74, 89-719 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Marta Paduszyńska: Department of Central Banking and Financial Intermediation, Institute of Finance, University of Lodz, ul. Rewolucji 1905 r. nr 39, 90-214 Lodz, Poland
Adam Sulich: Department of Advanced Research in Management, Faculty of Business Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wroclaw, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-21

Abstract: This article explores the ongoing green transition in the energy sector in EU countries. The greening process is brought about by the growth of the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) sector and Green Jobs (GJ). The goal of this paper is to find out how certain factors in the RES sector affect the creation of GJ. This study uses Quantile Regression for Panel Data (QRPD), a method that addresses fixed effects. Based on secondary data from Eurostat and EurObserv’ER reports, the model was made for the EU27 countries for the years 2013–2020. The impact of the adopted variables on GJ generation is heterogeneous. Significantly, the volume of turnover in the RES, across the entire studied cross-section, influences the increase in GJ number. It is also observed that, in the case of economy-wide R&D expenditure, a negative impact on GJ creation is observed. In contrast, interestingly, in the case of R&D expenditure in the business sector, a positive effect on GJ formation is noted. A possible direction for research into the topic of GJ in the RES should be qualitative research, which could provide additional information regarding, for example, the degree of the greening of such jobs.

Keywords: decent employment; green economy; Green Jobs; green transition; Quantile Regression for Panel Data; renewable energy sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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