Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region

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 generally low and highly...

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Main Authors: Paci, Pierella, Tiongson, Erwin R., Walewski, Mateusz, Liwinski, Jacek, Stoilkova, Maria M.
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/10074690/internal-labor-mobility-central-europe-baltic-region
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
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
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 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
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
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
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
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 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
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
Paci, Pierella
Tiongson, Erwin R.
Walewski, Mateusz
Liwinski, Jacek
Stoilkova, Maria M.
Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation World Bank Working Paper; No. 105
description 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 generally 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.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Paci, Pierella
Tiongson, Erwin R.
Walewski, Mateusz
Liwinski, Jacek
Stoilkova, Maria M.
author_facet Paci, Pierella
Tiongson, Erwin R.
Walewski, Mateusz
Liwinski, Jacek
Stoilkova, Maria M.
author_sort Paci, Pierella
title Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
title_short Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
title_full Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
title_fullStr Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
title_full_unstemmed Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
title_sort internal labor mobility in central europe and the baltic region
publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/10074690/internal-labor-mobility-central-europe-baltic-region
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6598
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spelling okr-10986-65982021-04-23T14:02:26Z Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region Paci, Pierella Tiongson, Erwin R. Walewski, Mateusz Liwinski, Jacek Stoilkova, Maria M. ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT PROCESS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AVERAGE WAGE AVERAGE WAGES 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 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 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 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 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 generally 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. 2012-05-29T19:23:52Z 2012-05-29T19:23:52Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/10074690/internal-labor-mobility-central-europe-baltic-region 978-0-8213-7090-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6598 English en_US World Bank Working Paper; No. 105 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia