Age- and Gender-specific Output-employment Relationship across Economic Sectors
Age- and Gender-specific Output-employment Relationship across Economic Sectors
Author(s): Mindaugas Butkus, Laura Dargenyte-Kacileviciene, Kristina Matuzevičiūtė, Janina Šeputienė, Dovilė RuplienėSubject(s): Gender Studies, Economic development, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: employment intensity; economic sectors; economic growth; youth employment; gender;
Summary/Abstract: This paper supplements a strand of research on sectoral employment responsiveness to changes in sectoral value-added. The methodology is based on the employment version of the first-differenced Okun’s equation, which is further developed to (i) complement limited empirical evidence on gender- and agespecific employment elasticity; (ii) analyse differences across economic sectors; and (iii) examine the non-linear impact of output growth on employment. Empirical estimates are based on EU28 data from 2008 to 2020 for four main economic sectors and their subsectors according to the NACE classification. Results show that the services significantly differ from other sectors – the positive growth of value-added increases the sector’s employment in all labour force groups, except the youth employment, and the output decrease is not followed by a decline in employment. In all other sectors, we observe the jobless growth phenomenon.
Journal: Ekonomický časopis
- Issue Year: 71/2023
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 3-22
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English