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Sectoral changes of employment in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are reallocation shock effects applicable?

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  • Kwiatkowski Eugeniusz

    (College of Economics and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology, 09-400 Płock, 17 Łukasiewicza Street, Poland)

  • Szymańska Agata

    (Institute of Economics, University of Lodz, 90-214 Lodz, 41/43 Rewolucji 1905 Street, Poland)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyse changes in employment and their determinants in twenty sectors of economic activity in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on the direct short-run employment effects. The changes in employment in the pandemic period (restricted to 2020q2–2021q2) with the changes in the pre-pandemic period (2015q1–2020q1) are compared. Statistics Poland and Eurostat are the sources of data. The analyses are based on quarterly and annual frequencies and cover the period from 2015q1 to 2021q2. Changes in employment are explained by the changes in gross value added, the differences in elasticities of employment with respect to the gross value added and the impact of the pandemic period. The results suggest that employment was affected by a reallocation shock—a decrease in employment that occurred in some sectors (e.g. arts, entertainment and recreation) was associated with an increase in other sectors (e.g. human health and social work activities).

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  • Kwiatkowski Eugeniusz & Szymańska Agata, 2022. "Sectoral changes of employment in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are reallocation shock effects applicable?," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 8(2), pages 113-144, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecobur:v:8:y:2022:i:2:p:113-144:n:2
    DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2022.2.7
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    Keywords

    employment; gross value added; pandemic; COVID-19; reallocation shock; lockdown; sectors of economic activity;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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