Labour Market Shortages in the European Union

Dafne Reymen, Maarten Gerard, Paul Beer, Anja Meierkord, Marii Paskov, Valentina di Stasio, Vicki Donlevy, Ian Atkinson, Agnieszka Makulec, Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger and Hedwig Lutz
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Dafne Reymen: IDEA Consult
Maarten Gerard: IDEA Consult
Anja Meierkord: ECORYS Holding BV
Marii Paskov: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced labour Studies
Valentina di Stasio: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced labour Studies
Vicki Donlevy: ECORYS Holding BV
Ian Atkinson: ECORYS Holding BV
Agnieszka Makulec: ECORYS Holding BV
Hedwig Lutz: Austrian Institute of Economic Research

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Abstract: This study, provided by Policy Department A to the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, gives an overview of labour shortages, looking at their types and causes, their occurrence within the EU 28 and possible measures to counter them. It finds that there are no overall quantitative shortages at EU 28 level in the wake of the economic crisis, but qualitative shortages, especially relating to skills shortages and mismatch, occur in several regions, sectors, occupations and member countries. Employers and member countries are the prime actors to counter labour shortages effectively, but the EU can play an important supporting role through its influence on intra-EU mobility, by increasing the transparency of the labour market and by using its structural funds as supportive frameworks.

Date: 2015 Written 2015-05-20
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