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The economic drivers of human trafficking : micro-evidence from five Eastern European countries

Omar Mahmoud, Toman (contributor); … - 2009

, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. The main result is in line with our expectations: Migrant families in high migration areas and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003800082

Return migration and labour market outcomes of the returnees. Does the return really pay off? : the case-study of Romania and Bulgaria

Shima, Isilda - 2010

and Romania. The main conclusion is that the interdependence in the decision-making between return migration and labour …

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Economic Aspects of Migration Processes in Bulgaria

Bobeva, Daniela - 2020

The paper studies the development of migration processes to and from Bulgaria and their impact on the country's economic development. More specifically, it addresses the characteristics and trends of emigration from Bulgaria and those of immigration to the country. Its aim is to explore the...

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Regional Unemployment and its Persistence in Transition Countries

Bornhorst, Fabian; Commander, Simon John - 2021

We look at the differences in regional unemployment rates in six major transition countries and their persistence over time. We analyse the role various adjustment mechanisms play. While movement out of the labour force seems to be one consequence in many regions with high relative unemployment,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319418

The economic drivers of human trafficking: micro-evidence from five Eastern European countries

Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Trebesch, Christoph - 2009

, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. The main result is in line with our expectations: Migrant families in high migration areas and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277947

Bulgarian Return Migration and Remittances : Alternative Estimates of Worker Remittances Inflow after 2000

Mintchev, Vesselin - 2007

As a result of the increased labor migration of Bulgarian citizens after the abolishment of EU visa regime the annual levels of remittances inflow show significant growth in the official values recorded by money transfer systems. It is however widely agreed that these amounts underestimate the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012731075

The Profile and Experience of Return Migrants : Empirical Evidence from Bulgaria

Minčev, Veselin; Boshnakov, Venelin N. - 2007

The paper provides empirical evidence on the experience of Bulgarian return migrants on the basis of a representative survey among Bulgarian households conducted at the end of 2005. It makes an attempt to assess the levels of expenditures and savings of Bulgarian return migrants during the five...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053116

Left Behind But Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries

Nikolova, Milena - 2015

– Bulgaria and Romania – the EU's poorest, unhappiest, and among the most corrupt members.We show that having close contacts … in Bulgaria and Romania. Given civil society's role for development in post-socialist Europe and the socio-economic and … institutional challenges that Bulgaria and Romania face compared with the rest of the EU, understanding the channels fostering civil …

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Left behind but doing good? : civic engagement in two post-socialist countries

Nikolova, Milena; Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2015

– Bulgaria and Romania – the EU's poorest, unhappiest, and among the most corrupt members. We show that having close contacts … in Bulgaria and Romania. Given civil society's role for development in post-socialist Europe and the socio-economic and … institutional challenges that Bulgaria and Romania face compared with the rest of the EU, understanding the channels fostering civil …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396786

Gross job flows in transition countries : results from company accounts data for Bulgaria, Estonia and Romania

Faggio, Giulia; Konings, Jozef - 1998

This paper studies patterns of gross job creation and destruction in Bulgaria, Estonia and Romania. To this end a … Romania. This indicates that there is more firm restructuring going on in Estonia than in the other two countries. Bulgaria … and Romania exhibit instead a similar sectoral pattern at the two-digit sectoral level, which can be explained by …

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