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Labour Market Consequences of a Transition to a Circular Economy: A Review Paper

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  • Laubinger, Frithjof
  • Lanzi, Elisa
  • Chateau, Jean

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Circular economy policies aim at reducing resource intensity and use throughout the economy, while also seizing economic opportunities. Employment benefits are also often emphasised. However, the employment effect of circular economy policies is still unclear and difficult to quantify, as the literature on this topic is still relatively new. This paper is the first of its kind to review the state-of-the art literature on the labour market implications of a transition to a circular economy. The review focuses in particular on ex-ante economic modelling studies and compares their employment and resource efficiency outcomes. The reviewed studies suggest that a transition to a circular economy can generate a positive net effect on employment, though the labour implications can differ widely across different sectors and regions and some may experience significant losses. Furthermore, the way in which revenues from materials taxes are recycled can substantially influence the employment outcome.

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  • Laubinger, Frithjof & Lanzi, Elisa & Chateau, Jean, 2020. "Labour Market Consequences of a Transition to a Circular Economy: A Review Paper," International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers, vol. 14(4), pages 381–416-3, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:now:jirere:101.00000120
    DOI: 10.1561/101.00000120
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    1. Mark Sommer & Ina Meyer & Silvia Scherhaufer & Florian Part & Peter Beigl, 2021. "ROSE-Trans – The Role of Secondary Resources in the Austrian Energy Transition," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 69194.
    2. Duygu Buyukyazici & Francesco Quatraro, 2024. "The Skill Requirements of the Circular Economy," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 2411, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Apr 2024.

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    Keywords

    Circular economy; resource efficiency; natural resources; employment and redistributive effects; labour markets; macro-economic modelling;
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    JEL classification:

    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models

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