Digital divide across the European Union and labour market resilience

Using a regional evolutionary perspective and a cross-regional data panel for 278 European Union regions, this study investigates the relationship between regional digital development and labour market resilience. To address a fundamental concern of regional studies, it proposes an analytical framew...

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Published in:Regional studies 2023-12, Vol.57 (12), p.2391-2405
Main Authors: Reveiu, Adriana, Vasilescu, Maria Denisa, Banica, Alexandru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
digital divide
Employment
Internet access
Labor market
labour market resilience
Panel data
Regional development
regional disparities
Regional studies
Regions
Resilience
resilience predictors
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Summary:Using a regional evolutionary perspective and a cross-regional data panel for 278 European Union regions, this study investigates the relationship between regional digital development and labour market resilience. To address a fundamental concern of regional studies, it proposes an analytical framework that assesses digital disparities in the spatial context and provides a nuanced understanding of digital dimensions impacting labour market resilience. The primary labour market outcome, the employment rate, was evaluated to investigate the regional resilience in the Great Recession. A gradient boosting method was used to identify the digital predictors in different resilience stages and to articulate policy-relevant conclusions.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2022.2044465