This paper proposes Heckman probit (Heckprobit) estimates of the determinants of success in finding a job in a sample of young (age 15-30) Poles, controlling for the possible selection bias caused by excluding those in school. There is evidence of sample selection bias in the case of young men,...

This paper studies regional unemployment inequality in Poland. We find that regions experiencing greater change in industrial structure have higher unemployment rates. We also find that high-unemployment regions have higher inflow rates to unemployment rather than longer spells of unemployment....