Abstract
Doran J. and Fingleton B. Employment resilience in Europe and the 2008 economic crisis: insights from micro-level data, Regional Studies. This paper analyses employment resilience to the 2008 economic crisis using individual-level data from the European Social Survey (ESS) combined with NUTS-1 regional economic statistics. It models employment outcomes for individuals for 2002–08 and generates counterfactual outcomes for 2010 for individual-level employment assuming there is no recession. A resilience index, based on the difference between employment outcomes assuming actual economic conditions and a no recession counterfactual, is generated. Resilience varies substantially and is higher in German and French regions than in peripheral regions. Highly educated individuals, middle-aged individuals, unionized workers and men are more resilient.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 644-656 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- Employment resilience
- European regions
- Regional resilience