REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURES AND PRODUCTIVITY IN ROMANIA

Anca Dachin () and Raluca Popa
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Anca Dachin: Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Raluca Popa: Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2011, vol. 5, issue 2, 65-75

Abstract: The sustained economic growth in 2000-2008 in Romania was accompanied by an oscillating employment rate between 58-59% in the same period and by improvement of the overall labor productivity. The unprecedented reduction of labor force participation in some regions was strongly determined by the decline in agricultural employment, negative net migration, as well as increase of social protection. These combined processes were mainly induced by Romania`s integration to the EU allowing higher labor force mobility and by social policy measures. In addition, there are longer lasting structural influences, such as the demographic and educational composition of employment. The paper aims at measuring the cross-regional variation of employment by education levels and age structure in Romania and their contribution to regional differences in productivity compared to the most developed region - Bucharest-Ilfov (NUTS2 level). The differences regarding these structures and their changes in the last decade explain partly the territorial polarization of development, which is expected to increase under the impact of the economic crisis.

Keywords: employment; education levels; age structure; productivity; regional disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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