THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISES ON LABOR MARKET BEHAVIOUR IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Author
, Doctor habilitatum in Economics, Professor, Strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 61, Chișinău 2005, Молдова

In heading

 Economic theory;

Signed print

 24.09.2021

Issues number

 2021-№3 (46)

Page

 8-21

Type of articles

 Scientific article

Code UDK

 33.05-044.372:331.5(478)

ISSN print

 2411-5584

Abstract

 The current approach treats the impact of economic crises on labour market behaviour in the Republic of Moldova. In this endeavour, negative effects of the economic crises from 2008 and 2020, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which still continues to impact the economic development and the evolution of the labour market were analysed. In this context, the main economic indicators (GDP, the volume of industrial production, the volume of agricultural production, etc.) were considered, and more particularly their evolution during the pre and post crisis period. Furthermore, a series of indicators related to the labour market, as well as their manifestation during the economic crisis were examined. This allowed us to ascertain some distinctions regarding the indicators characterizing the labour market. Taking into account that the economic crisis from 2020, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has specific features, we were able to highlight certain
aspects concerning the content and organization of the labour market.

Keywords

 economic crisis, labour market, macroeconomic indicators, rate of employment, rate of unemployment, employed population.

Reviewer

External reviewer

Article in PDF

 8-21

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Code DOI

 10.31359/2411-5584-2021-46-3-8

27.09.2021