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Eva Militaru

National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Bucharest, Romania

My involvement with World of Labour has allowed me to share research-based insights on the Romanian labour market with an international audience. I value the platform's mission of bridging the gap between academic research and public policy.

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Author

Current position

Senior researcher and scientific director at the National Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection Bucharest

Research interest

Labour economics, income, inequalities, public policy impact evaluation

Website

https://www.icess.rapidoworks.ro/eva-militaru/

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant to the Romanian Ministry of European Investments and Projects; Consultant to the World Bank

Past positions

Head of Wages, Income and Taxation Department at the National Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection Bucharest

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 2011

Selected publications

  • "Combining Computable General Equilibrium Model with Microdata to Assess Poverty and Income Distribution Effects of Cohesion Policy." Economic Computation & Economic Cybernetics Studies & Research 58 (2024) (with M. E. Popescu).

  • "School-to-work transition of higher education graduates in four European countries." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 50 (2020) (with A. M. Zamfir, C. Mocanu, and E. O. Lungu).

  • "Stepping up Into a Future Minimum Wage Setting Mechanism in Romania: General Framework, Set of Indicators and Impact Evaluation." Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research 59:2 (2025): 7-23 (with M. E. Popescu, M. D. Vasilescu, A. Cristescu, and G. Stanciulescu).

  • "The Distributional Impacts of Taxes and Social Spending in Romania–2018 Model and Selected Simulations." World Bank Group (2023) (with R. Badiani-Magnusson).

  • "Using panel data clustering regression analysis to revisit income inequalities in the European Union." Applied Economics Letters 32:20 (2025): 2984-2989 (with M. D. Vasilescu, L. Stănilă, M. E. Popescu, and E. Marin).

Article(s)

  • The labour market in Romania, 2000-2024

    Labour market improvements coexist with structural disparities, requiring policies to broaden participation

    Eva Militaru, July 2026
    Romania’s labour market faced major structural challenges from 2000 to 2024. Employment rates have risen, but the number of employed individuals has reduced mainly due to demographic decline and emigration. The workforce is aging and young people face difficulties in transitioning from education to employment. Persistent disparities by gender, region, area of residence, education, and age constrain labour supply and deepen inequalities. Limited public resources and institutional and legislative weaknesses limit the effectiveness of labour market integration policies for vulnerable groups and allow informal employment to persist.
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