unique opportunity to evaluate the labor market effects of emigration. Outmigration has contributed to higher wages for … stayers, as well as to lower unemployment in the source country. However, emigration has also exacerbated skills shortages in …

In our analysis, we examine the effects of emigration from Hungary on the labour market and its other economic … characteristics of commuters we assume that cyclical reasons may have contributed significantly to the rise in emigration. At this … time, it is difficult to gauge the full impact of emigration on wages, productivity, growth and sustainability, as these …