Does migration serve as an effective channel of regional adjustment to idiosyncratic shocks in transition economies? If … so, one should find a strong relationship between regional unemployment and average wages on the one hand, and migration … flows on the other. Yet, the evidence from transition economies indicates that the efficacy of migration in reducing inter …

Does migration facilitate regional adjustment to idiosyncratic shocks in transition economies; If so, one should find a … strong relationship between regional unemployment and average wages on the one hand, and migration flows on the other. Yet …, the evidence from transition economies indicates that the efficacy of migration in reducing inter-regional unemployment …

Does migration facilitate regional adjustment to idiosyncratic shocks? The evidence from post-communist economies … indicates that the efficacy of migration in reducing interregional unemployment and wage differentials is low. High wages appear … to encourage and high unemployment tends to discourage overall migration, inbound and outbound, rather than induce a net …

differentials as well as differences in employment opportunities are the central forces which drive East-West migration after …

able to explain the downward trend in east to west migration using wage and unemployment information. Convergence in hourly …

) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose a constant-returns neoclassical model of economic integration which can …

differentials as well as differences in employment opportunities are the central forces which drive East-West migration after …

able to explain the downward trend in east to west migration using wage and unemployment information. Convergence in hourly …

intensive investment) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose a constant-returns neoclassical model of economic …

better information on migration and for wage premiums and discounts to be estimated across sectors and countries. The second … migration policies. Whilst it is possible to share the burdens of ageing and dependency through migration, this will not happen … under present arrangements. Migration cannot continue to be treated differently to trade and finance. A framework needs to …