Labor force shortage analysis in Romania - size, impact and measures

Abstract

Under the impact of unfavourable demographic developments, some existing imbalances on the Romanian labor market have worsened. Thus, in 2019 the labor force shortage was estimated to 300000 persons, while in the last ten years the number of vacancies has exceeded 60,000 places, more than double the level at the beginning of the period (2010). This phenomenon may have negative social and economic effects. In this context, the present paper aims at analysing the labor shortages in Romania, at identifying its main determinants and the most important social and economic consequences and recommends a series of measures to mitigate the negative effects of this phenomenon.

Online technologies in teaching and learning. Lessons learnt while teaching during COVID-19 pandemic in Romania: towards a “dual” education system

“…The introduction of technology and the internet have changed the people's life from many perspectives. Vasile, Boboc, and Ghiță (2020) show in their report that the work-from-home practice, not very often met in our country, was adopted by most of the companies (65% of employees have worked from home), and 40% assess their work as more efficient. In education specifically, Hossain et al (2021) signal not only challenges but also opportunitiesas opportunity of m-learning during pandemic.…”