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...

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...

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...

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,...