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Occupations in the European Labour Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Abstract In order to capture the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market, several aspects need to be taken into account. First, containment measures put in place in member states at different times and with different levels of severity determined the interruption of several economic activi... view more
In order to capture the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market, several aspects need to be taken into account. First, containment measures put in place in member states at different times and with different levels of severity determined the interruption of several economic activities that were considered non-essential. Second, different occupations require varying degrees of physical proximity and social interaction to be carried out; this implies that they can be considered more or less teleworkable, and affected by different levels of epidemiological risk of contagion. This paper shows the labour market impact of the pandemic on different categories of workers in the EU. Occupations are distinguished by three main characteristics: whether they are critical or non-critical, their level of technical teleworkability and the level of social interaction required in the job. We show that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market has been heterogeneous across occupations and that all three dimensions are relevant to determine whether and to what extent the occupations were affected by the pandemic.... view less
Keywords
epidemic; contagious disease; occupation; labor market; EU; interaction; telecommuting
Classification
Labor Market Research
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
Corona; COVID-19; Coronavirus; EU-LFS 2019; EU-LFS 2020
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 120-126
Journal
Intereconomics: review of European economic policy, 57 (2022) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-022-1040-y
ISSN
1613-964X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed