market. They are also more likely to start a self-employment activity. As a consequence of this upward mobility their income …

The efficient mobility of goods and labour is one of the most important features of a functioning economy. Using data …-induced restrictions to mobility. These restrictions operated through a system of checkpoints, roadblocks and other barriers installed by … barriers to mobility have had a significant negative effect on employment, wages and days worked per month. Wages are most …

We estimate the effect of the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax on household mobility using micro data. The UK (until 2014 …) provided an ideal setting to explore the impact of housing transfer taxes on mobility decisions. This is partly because the … to isolate the impact of the stamp duty from other determinants of mobility. In our core analysis we use data from the …

labor market. We find no evidence of an increased likelihood of non-employment or geographical mobility. We find that more …

migration. The costs of fortifications are large while the benefits are questionable. The recent trend of building walls and … effective in reducing terrorism, migration, and smuggling. Economic research suggests large benefits to open border policies in … the face of increasing global migration pressures. Less restrictive migration policies should be accompanied by …

Homeownership is believed to cause higher unemployment. This is because homeowners face higher mobility costs that … households. This facilitates a new test of the effects of homeownership on mobility and unemployment. We find only weak evidence …

creation, by contrast, has not picked up in regions of high unemployment. Labour mobility also remains very limited in size … asymmetries are necessary to increase worker mobility and to integrate better national labour markets. …