The Effects of COVID-19 on Labour Market Matching in Austria: A Regional and Sectoral Perspective

Michael Christl, Áron Kiss and Wolfgang Nagl

No 1521, GLO Discussion Paper Series from Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Abstract: This paper examines labour market matching in Austria since 2008, with a particular focus on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the regional and sectoral level. We use comprehensive monthly administrative data and apply a standard matching model to estimate Beveridge curves for different labour market segments. Despite the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall labour market conditions were relatively stable, with mismatched unemployment returning to pre-pandemic levels. This return to prepandemic levels is confirmed at the regional level. However, a sectoral analysis, as well as a sectoral regional analysis, reveals lasting effects in the hospitality and health care sector.

Keywords: Beveridge curve; unemployment; matching efficiency; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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