CHRISTL, MICHAEL, Kiss, Aron , Nagl, Wolfgang

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-105025454824&doi=10.1080%2F00343404.2025.2591381&partnerID=40&md5=75ace3c516843b2dde2f5561e90dcc07

31/12/2026

001645276500001

2-s2.0-105025454824

10.1080/00343404.2025.2591381

This paper examines labour market matching in Austria from 2008 to 2024, focusing on the regional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using monthly administrative data, we estimate Beveridge curves and matching efficiency across federal states. The results show that while COVID-19 temporarily disrupted labour market matching, mismatch unemployment returned to pre-pandemic levels relatively quickly. However, this national recovery masks persistent regional differences. Many manufacturing-intensive regions experienced structural declines in matching efficiency starting in the 2014-15 period. These findings highlight the need for regionally targeted labour market and training policies to address lasting disparities and support post-pandemic recovery.

Beveridge curve; unemployment; matching efficiency; COVID-19; J21; J64

• MICHAEL CHRISTL