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unemployment statistics. This paper analyzes microdata on detailed labor force survey responses in Russia, Romania, and Estonia to … alternative employment rates that are sharply higher in Russia but much lower in Romania and slightly lower in Estonia, and … alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania and moderately higher in Estonia and Russia. -- alternative …
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Why do workers change occupations? This paper investigates occupational mobility and its determinants following a large unexpected shock (communism's collapse in 1989.) Our calculations show that from 1989 to 1995 between 35 and 50 percent of Estonian workers changed occupations (classified at...
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requirements of jobs in Estonia during the years 1997-2003. We find large wage penalties associated with the phenomenon of …
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The aim of the current paper is to estimate the need for new PhDs in the Estonian academic sector for the 5-year period 2007-2012 using a survey of employers, such as universities, institutions of applied higher education and research institutes. The doctoral workforce in all countries around...
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turbulence; a large economy with rigid labor markets, Poland, and a small open economy with increased flexibility, Estonia. We … unemployment compared to Estonia during the period of EU enlargement. Traditional labor market institutions (wage rigidity and …
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The unemployment rate in Estonia rose sharply in 2010 to one of the highest levels in the EU, after the country entered … opportunities. -- labour market reforms ; search model ; Estonia ; OECD countries …
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demonstrate that the two largest ethnolinguistic groups in Estonia tend to behave as 'parallel populations' and that residential … integration in Estonia is therefore slow. …
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The existing literature on return migration has resulted in several studies analysing the impact of foreign work experience on the returnees' earnings or their decision to become self-employed; however, in this paper we analyse the less studied effect on occupational mobility - how the job in the...
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Estonia ranks consistently on top of the list of countries with the largest gender pay gap. However, irrespective of …
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use individual level Estonia Census data in order to investigate the ethnic dimensions of suburbanisation. The results … Central Europe ; Estonia …
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