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Labour Reallocation in Recession and Recovery: Evidence for Europe

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  • Bartelsman, Eric
  • Lopez-Garcia, Paloma
  • Presidente, Giorgio

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This paper builds upon Bartelsman, Lopez-Garcia, and Presidente (2018) and provides empirical evidence on the cyclical features of labour reallocation in a sample of European Union (EU) countries over the Great Recession and the slow recovery. The analysis makes use of cross-country micro-aggregated data on firm dynamics and productivity from release 6 of the ECB CompNet database. While productivity-enhancing reallocation generally is counter-cyclical, with a stronger effect providing a silver lining in downturns, it was weaker during the Great Recession in the EU, but reverted back to more normal patters in the most recent years.

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  • Bartelsman, Eric & Lopez-Garcia, Paloma & Presidente, Giorgio, 2019. "Labour Reallocation in Recession and Recovery: Evidence for Europe," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 247, pages 32-39, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:247:y:2019:i::p:r32-r39_13
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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
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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