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Internal labor mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic region

Paci, Pierella, Liwiński, Jacek, Walewski, Mateusz, Tiongson, Erwin R., Stoilkova, Maria M.

2007

Overview

Large regional disparities in labor market indicators exist in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Such disparities appear to be persistent over time indicating, in part, a lack of flexibility in the prevailing adjustment mechanisms. Internal labor mobility is often seen as an important instrument to reduce adjustment costs when other mechanisms fail. Drawing from a variety of data sources and utilizing a common empirical framework and estimation strategy, this study identifies patterns and statistical profiles of geographical mobility. It finds internal migration to be generalily low and highly concentrated among better-educated, young, and single workers. This suggests that migration is more likely to reinforce existing inequalities than to act as an equalizing phenomenon. By way of contrast, commuting flows have grown over time and are more responsive to regional economic differentials. The findings suggest the need for appropriate and country-tailored policy measures designed to increase the responsiveness of labor flows to market conditions.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank,Washington, DC : World Bank
• Subject: ACCOUNTING / ADJUSTMENT PROCESS / ADVERSE EFFECTS / AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS / AGGREGATE DEMAND / AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT / AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT / AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE / AVERAGE WAGE / AVERAGE WAGES / Baltic States / CALCULATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS / CURRENCY / DISSEMINATION / DIVERSIFICATION / DOWNWARD PRESSURE / EARNINGS / ECONOMIC ACTIVITY / ECONOMIC COSTS / ECONOMIC GROWTH / ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION / ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT / ECONOMIC RECOVERY / ECONOMIC SHOCK / ECONOMIC THEORY / ECONOMIC TRANSITION / EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT / EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES / EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES / EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS / EMPLOYMENT STATUS / Europe, Central / FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT / GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT / HEALTH CARE / HEALTH WORKERS / HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT / HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AREA / HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AREAS / HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES / HIGH WAGE / HIGH WAGES / HOMEOWNERSHIP / HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS / HUMAN CAPITAL / IMPORTANT POLICY / INCIDENCE OF POVERTY / INCOME / INFLATION / INSURANCE / INTERNAL MIGRANTS / INTERNAL MIGRATION / INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION / INVESTMENT CLIMATE / INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION / JOB CREATION / JOB SEARCH / JOBS / LABOR COSTS / LABOR DEMAND / LABOR FORCE / LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION / LABOR MARKET / LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT / LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY / LABOR MARKET INDICATORS / LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS / LABOR MARKETS / LABOR MIGRATION / LABOR MOBILITY / Labor mobility -- Baltic States / Labor mobility -- Europe, Central / LABOR SUPPLY / LABOUR / LARGE FIRMS / LEGAL STATUS / LIFELONG LEARNING / LIVING CONDITIONS / LIVING STANDARDS / LOCAL COMMUNITIES / LOCAL COMMUNITY / LOCAL LABOR MARKET / LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS / LOCAL LABOR MARKETS / LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT / LOW UNEMPLOYMENT / LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES / MACROECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM / MARKET ECONOMY / MIGRANT / MIGRANTS / MIGRATION FLOWS / Migration, Internal / Migration, Internal -- Baltic States / Migration, Internal -- Europe, Central / MINIMUM WAGE / MINIMUM WAGES / MINISTRY OF LABOUR / MONETARY POLICY / MORAL HAZARD / MORTALITY / MOTIVATION / NAIRU / NATIONAL LEVEL / NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT / NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE / NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES / NATURAL DISASTER / NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT / NEW JOBS / OCCUPATIONS / OLDER WORKERS / PERSISTENT DISPARITIES / PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT / PLACE OF RESIDENCE / POLICY IMPLICATIONS / POLITICAL ECONOMY / POPULATION DENSITY / POVERTY REDUCTION / PRECEDING DISCUSSION / PRECEDING SECTION / PRICE ADJUSTMENT / PRIVATE FIRMS / PRIVATE PROVISION / PROBABILITIES / PROBABILITY / PRODUCTION WORKER / PRODUCTIVITY / PUBLIC POLICY / PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT / REAL WAGE / REAL WAGES / REGIONAL INEQUALITIES / REGIONAL POLICIES / REGIONAL POLICY / REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT / RESPECT / SKILLED WORKERS / SOCIAL AFFAIRS / SOCIAL COSTS / SOCIAL INCLUSION / SOCIAL POLICY / SOCIAL PROTECTION / SOCIAL RESEARCH / SOCIAL TENSIONS / STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT / TEMPORARY MIGRATION / TRANSACTION / TRANSPORTATION / UNEMPLOYED / UNEMPLOYED WORKER / UNEMPLOYED WORKERS / UNEMPLOYMENT / UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS / UNEMPLOYMENT INDICATORS / UNEMPLOYMENT RATE / UNEMPLOYMENT RATES / UNSKILLED WORKERS / VALUABLE / VULNERABLE GROUPS / WAGE BARGAINING / WAGE BARGAINING SYSTEMS / WAGE DIFFERENTIALS / WAGE DISTRIBUTION / WAGE FLEXIBILITY / WAGE INCREASE / WAGE LEVELS / WAGE RATES / WELFARE BENEFITS / WORKER / WORKERS / WORTH / YOUNGER WORKERS
• ISBN: 9780821370902, 0821370901, 9780821370919, 082137091X