In spite of ongoing dramatic changes in labor market structure, transitional economies display rather low worker flows across sectors and occupations. Such low mobility can be explained by low returns to job changes as well as by market segmentation in the allocation of job offers. We develop an...

Recent empirical evidence show considerable variation in the degree of labor market participation of women during childbearing across different countries. In order to investigate this issue, we analyze intertemporal employment patterns and its interaction with fertility, comparing countries...