Problems of regional employment unevenness in the context of European economic integration of Ukraine

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 150, Issue 3-4(2), Pages: 46-50

Citation information:
Оliskevych, M., & Antoniak-Babish, M. (2015). Problems of regional employment unevenness in the context of European economic integration of Ukraine. Economic Annals-XXI, 3-4(2), 46-50. https://ea21journal.world/index.php/ea-v150-11/

Мarianna Оliskevych
PhD (Physics and Mathematics),
Associate Professor,
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
1 Universytetska Str., Lviv, 79000, Ukraine
olisk@ukr.net

Mariana Antoniak-Babish
PhD Student,
Associate Professor,
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
1 Universytetska Str., Lviv, 79000, Ukraine
mariana.antoniak.babish@gmail,com

Problems of regional employment unevenness in the context of European economic integration of Ukraine

Abstract. The authors investigate changes in regional employment of Ukrainian population in various economic sectors. The level of sector diversification of employees for each region was determined, the unevenness of employment distribution was evaluated and the comparison of its structure in Ukraine and in the EU countries was made. Regional indices of economic integration with the European countries, CIS, Asia and Africa were estimated. On the basis of panel data for 2004–2013 years, there was conducted an estimation of econometric models that determine the degree of employed population influence in the region in various economic sectors on changes in regional employment in general and on agriculture and industry sectors in particular. For this purpose, indices of regional economic integration, index of regional employment diversification and index of region’s geographical attractiveness were evaluated and applied in aforementioned econometric models. The importance of regional specialization’s influence on employment growth in the region was detected and it was established that the higher index of regional industrial integration with the European countries promotes increase of employment in the region.

Keywords: Regional Unevenness; Employment; Economic Integration; Diversification Index; Econometric Models; Geographical Attractiveness

JEL Classification: С30; E24

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Received 12.03.2015