Labour Force Composition and Labour Shortage in North-Western Romania: A Cross-County Comparison1

• Published in: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Sociologia Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 35 - 55
• Main Authors: Földes, Ionuț, Mihály, Zoltán, Pop, Cristian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 01.12.2023
• Subjects: export-led growth model; FDI; labour force; labour shortage; Romania

The paper analyses the labour force composition of two adjacent counties in north-west Romania: Maramureș and Sălaj. Regionally, employers stress the lack of available labour force and resort to commuter networks from nearby rural areas and immigrant labour. Why labour shortage? It is argued that Ro...