Skill-Biased Employment and the Stringency of Environmental Regulations in European Countries.

Autor/inn/en	Fuinhas, José Alberto; Javed, Asif; Sciulli, Dario; Valentini, Edilio
Institution	Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Titel	Skill-Biased Employment and the Stringency of Environmental Regulations in European Countries. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Qualifikationsabhängige Beschäftigung und die Strenge der Umweltvorschriften in den europäischen Ländern.
Quelle	Milan (2025), 24 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	FEEM Working paper. 2025,02
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie
DOI	10.22004/ag.econ.349167
Schlagwörter	Dekarbonisierung; Klimaschutz; Umweltauflage; Umweltpolitik; Umweltrecht; Beschäftigungseffekt; Subventionspolitik; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Berufsgruppe; Qualifikation; Internationaler Vergleich; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Regulation; Europa
Abstract	"Governments across the globe are implementing stricter environmental policies to combat climate change and promote sustainability. This study contributes to the growing literature exploring the influence of environmental policy on skill-biased employment across various occupations. Specifically, we examine the causal effect of the revised version of Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS) and its components on skill-biased employment, focusing on occupations such as managers, professionals, technicians, and manual workers across 21 European economies from 2008 to 2020. Using the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR), the findings reveal that stringent environmental policies affect employment shares across different occupational categories. Skilled workers tend to benefit more from such policies, with a notable increase in the employment of professionals across all policy measures and a more differentiated impact among technicians and managers. In contrast, manual workers are generally adversely affected by environmental policies. These asymmetric effects on occupations exacerbate labour market inequalities, including disparities in employment levels and potential earnings. This research highlights the importance of designing tailored policies to mitigate adverse labour market outcomes while facilitating a transition to sustainable economic practices." The study refers to the period 2008-2020 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3