Abstract
The decrease of regional disparities represents one of the fundamental objectives of the regional development policy promoted by the EU; furthermore, the waves of enlargement of the EU deepened these differences even more. As a member state of the EU, Romania is actively involved in reducing the economic gaps by applying some regional development strategies and policies. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the labor market analysis from the perspective of the regional gaps, carried out based on some of its specific indicators. The sinuous evolution of the standard deviation for the analyzed indicators (except for the net average salary the standard deviation of which was permanently growing) revealed increase or decrease of the regional disparities for the entire period. However, in comparison to 1998, the regional gaps increased in 2013. The regional poles on the labor market have been as following: Bucharest-Ilfov region for the best values of the studied indicators, and Northeast region and Southwest Oltenia region for the lowest values.
Highlights
By the Treaty of Rome (Title XVII, article 158) the legal basis of the regional development policy (RDP) was established at the European Economic Community (EEC) level, which aimed at ‘reducing disparities between the development levels of different regions and the shortfall of disadvantaged regions or islands, including rural areas’(www.europarl.europa.eu, 2015)
Until the 1970s the problem of international disparities was among the priorities of the national governments of EEC
As a member state of the EU, Romania is engaged in reducing disparities and strengthening the economic and social cohesion at regional level
Summary
By the Treaty of Rome (Title XVII, article 158) the legal basis of the regional development policy (RDP) was established at the European Economic Community (EEC) level, which aimed at ‘reducing disparities between the development levels of different regions and the shortfall of disadvantaged regions or islands, including rural areas’. This paper aims at analyzing the labor market in Romania from the perspective of interregional disparities In this sense, we processed some INSSSE and EUROSTAT statistical data, which relate to this type of market. In order to estimate the level of territorial concentration, we calculated the Gini-Struck concentration coefficient, and in order to identify the types of positive/negative influences of the national, sectorial and regional factors upon the employed population and the number of employees, we applied the Shift-Share method. For this latter method TEMPO-ONLINE regional statistical data on employed population and. A longer period of time can offer a better and more complete image on the evolution of regional gaps
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