EU Labor Market Inequalities and Sustainable Development Goals

Jianu, Elena; Pîrvu, Ramona; Axinte, Gheorghe; Toma, Ovidiu; Cojocaru, Andrei Valentin; Murtaza, Flavia Andreea

doi:10.3390/su13052675

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“…It is worth mentioning that this orientation is extremely wide and could imply many reforms in several fields, including the improvement of labour market institutions. Many authors stated that the engagement of countries to reduce inequality should start with the identification process of vulnerable groups in the labour market [47], as well as with the human development process based on better educational systems [48]. Remaining connected to the topic of this paper, we found that the minimum inclusion income or its reform is extremely used as a recommendation for developing countries by several international bodies, including the ones representing the EU (e.g., European Commission).…”

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Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development

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In this paper, we examined the relationship between income inequality and economic growth from the perspective of each country’s level of development in the European Union, this linkage being reviewed using the median of GDP per capita expressed in the purchasing power standard to split the European Union Member States into two clusters of 14 countries each. Furthermore, we estimated the impact of income inequality on economic growth during the 2010–2018 period at the level of both clusters using the Estimated Generalized Least Squares with a fixed effects method, reinforced by the cross-section weights option. Our results show that income inequality is positively linked to economic growth in the case of developed EU Member States, while for developing EU countries, income inequality is detrimental to growth. This also demonstrates that income gaps may have positive and negative effects on growth depending on the stage of development, this providing important evidence for the need to promote an optimum level of income inequality.

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Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development

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“…This research indicated that the mutual course of these phenomena (measured by the form of business cycle clock) differed significantly for Slovakia in comparison with the remaining countries (Dmytrów & Bieszk-Stolorz, 2019). Interesting application of the cluster analysis in the European labour market was performed by Jianu et al (2021). They analysed the inequalities in the European labour market.…”

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“…Similar analysis was performed by Bieszk-Stolorz and Dmytrów (2020) with similar results obtained. Another example of comparative analysis in the labour market was done in the area of labour market inequality (Jianu et al, 2021). Their results clearly indicate that almost all post-communist countries (with the exception of Slovenia) created a separate cluster with rather unfavourable values of indicators.…”

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Comparison of changes in the labour markets of post-communist countries with other EU member states

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2021

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strengthen their international competitiveness. This was linked to the implementation of institutional and economic reforms, significant technological changes and improvements in the quality of human capital, as well as fiscal stabilisation policies. These changes affected their situation in the labour market. Purpose of the article: The aim of the study is to assess changes in the situation in the labour market in the EU with particular emphasis on the post-communist countries in the period 2002? 2019. Methods: The situation of countries in the European labour market was estimated using the TOPSIS method. A similarity matrix of changes in the composite variable for each country was then constructed using the Dynamic Time Warping method. On its basis, homogeneous clusters of countries were determined using the Ward?s method. Findings & value added: Four homogenous clusters of countries were formed. The post-communist ones belonged to two groups. In one, there were two countries ? Croatia and Slovakia. The rest of the post-communist countries were in a large cluster, which also included Germany, Malta, Finland, Portugal, France and Belgium. Changes of the situation in the post-communist countries in this group improved very much during the analysed period (this was particularly evident for Czechia, Estonia and Poland). It is interesting to investigate whether the reaction of labour markets to changes in the global economic situation in post-communist countries is similar to that in the old EU countries. The similarity of changes can be measured using the DTW method. There is an empirical research gap in this respect. Therefore, the added value is the use of this method in assessing similarities of changes in the labour market situation in post-communist countries in comparison to the Western European ones.

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“…Some sectors, however, attempted to adapt to the new conditions: remote working and learning became widespread, remote concerts took place and even online visits to museums were possible (Domšić et al, 2021). Despite the measures taken, poverty and unemployment rates increased (Jianu et al, 2021). Economic and social development was particularly severely disrupted.…”

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2023

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Ageing populations are a challenge for public finances. The problem is recognised better at country than at local level. This study aims to analyse the impact of the ageing of populations on the revenues and expenditures of Polish municipalities, as well as on their most important components. The author performed an econometric analysis (fixed effects regression) of panel data for 2,414 municipalities between 2004 and 2019. The data for the study was obtained from budgetary statements of Polish municipalities collected by the Ministry of Finance. It was preceded by an international literature review and an analysis of demographic changes in municipalities. The demographic data came from the Local Data Bank of Statistics Poland.The study positively verified the hypothesis that if the proportion of elderly citizens in a municipality increases, the local budget shrinks. A decrease in revenues and spending per capita was observed, which could mean that in ageing municipalities, citizens receive fewer and/or lower-quality public services. Since public services are in greater demand among lowerincome and less self-supporting citizens, they will be influenced by the cutting of local budgets to the largest extent. The study showed that ageing municipalities tend to spend less on care homes than those where the proportion of the elderly is smaller, even though this form of care is particularly needed in ageing communities. It means that the ageing problem might deepen horizontal inequalities between municipalities. Preventing this from happening requires effective local strategies in addition to a well-devised central policy.

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EU Labor Market Inequalities and Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 15 publications

References 46 publications

Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development

Examining the Relationship between Income Inequality and Growth from the Perspective of EU Member States’ Stage of Development

Comparison of changes in the labour markets of post-communist countries with other EU member states

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