It is widely accepted that productive employment represents an essential element of inclusive economic growth, and it can be a driving force in reducing gaps between countries (especially experienced by productivity and income) in order for these to integrate into the European Union. The aim of...

It is widely accepted that productive employment represents an essential element of inclusive economic growth, and it can be a driving force in reducing gaps between countries (especially experienced by productivity and income) in order for these to integrate into the European Union. The aim of...

Taking into consideration the EU objective set by the Europe 2020 Strategy, i.e. to become a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy, which at the same time implies a growth in employment and labour productivity, our main research question is if there is a trade-off between employment and...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of the economic growth process on the Romanian employment, in the 1990-2010 period. The results of this study highlight, on the one hand, the existence of a negative employment intensity in Romania (expressed by the employment elasticity of...

Through our study we aim to highlight the place and role of the Romanian industry in the national economy and its impact on employment in the last twenty years. Moreover, we intend to underline the regional gaps determined by the role and place of the industry at regional level. The results of...

This paper presents the main characteristics of the rural labour market, both at national level and at the level of the eight development regions of Romania, focusing especially on the qualitative aspects of employment. The objectives of our paper are to emphasize the fact that the labour...

The issue of the practical manifestation of corporate social responsibility towards consumers is highly important to the socio-economic reality in Romania. The present paper is the result of an investigation carried out in this field and it is distinguished by two aspects. The first aspect is...

The contribution of aggregate demand to employment creation is a fact universally accepted in the specialty literature, there being the idea that between aggregate demand and employment there is a direct and bivalent relationship. In our study we aim to highlight the influence of aggregate...

This paper highlights some peculiarities of labour market in the urban and rural areas, both at national level and at the level of the eight development regions of Romania. Moreover, the paper underlines the implications of the regions’ degree of urbanisation on employment and economic...

The economic theory and practice proves that economic growth and employment rate in each country depend on both the domestic factor and participation in foreign economic exchanges. In this study we propose ourselves to emphasize the impact of foreign trade (import and export) on labor employment...