unemployment rates across countries but does not explain why geographical mobility is very low in some countries (on average, three … times lower in Europe than in the U.S.). We build a model in which both unemployment and mobility rates are endogenous. Our … findings indicate that an increase in unemployment benefits and in taxes does not generate a strong decline in mobility and …

Labor mobility is determined by a whole set of different factors, but housing market is clearly one of the most … market can cause low labor mobility and restrain the ability of employers to match vacancies in specific locations. The issue … of labor mobility is especially vital for developing countries. Synovate, a global marketing research company, conducted …