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This paper uses a data set covering 9 EU15 member states and 7 candidate countries and new member states to compare inter-regional migration patterns in the 1990s. We find that migration is lower in candidate countries and new member states than in EU15 member states. Also in contrast to the...
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of new data and the specific nature of economic transition in new member states has brought again this issue to the fore …
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China’s regions have been experiencing impressive growth over the past decades, but their potentials could be better exploited by creating a single product and labour market. Local protectionism increases transaction costs and hinders competition, thereby taking a toll on productivity....
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The paper surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on regional unemployment during transition in Central and … Eastern Europe. The focus is on Optimal Speed of Transition (OST) models and on comparison of them with the neoclassical … unanswered of how unemployment differences arise in the first place. Economic transition provides an excellent testing ground to …
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explicitly shows how disparities in real wages and unemployment rates are interrelated, can not endogenously explain the origin … framework. We show that a core-periphery in real wages is associated and magnified by regional unemployment disparities. This …
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This paper sets out a methodological framework for identifying and mitigating unemployment problems in different regions. The study is based on the 2020 and 2023 Latvian Unemployment Surveys. The study includes a comprehensive review of the relevant scientific literature, policy and regulatory...
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Using harmonised micro data, this paper investigates the effects of the early phase (2008-10) of the recent economic crisis on transitions between labour market states in Europe. Our analysis focuses on individual heterogeneity, on the type of employment contract, and on cross-country...
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