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Joop Schippers, Professor of Labour Economics, Utrecht University

What is driving current labour market shortages and how older workers could help

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Many countries are struggling with worker shortages right now as companies in the US, UK and the EU all struggle to fill job vacancies.

This is often attributed to pandemic-related phenomena such as the “great resignation” or “great reshuffle”, when many people left or changed jobs to improve their work-life balance. Long-term sickness also plays a role in countries like the UK.

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