Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region

Drawing From A Variety Of Data Sources And Utilizing A Common Empirical Framework And Estimation Strategy, This Study Identifies Patterns And Statistical Profiles Of Geographical Mobility. It Finds Internal Migration To Be Generally Low And Highly Concentrated Among Better-educated, Young, And Single Workers. This Suggests That Migration Is More Likely To Reinforce Existing Inequalities Than To Act As An Equalizing Phenomenon. By Way Of Contrast, Commuting Flows Have Grown Over-time And Are More Responsive To Regional Economic Differentials. The Findings Suggest The Need For Appropriate And Country-tailored Policy Measures Designed To Increase The Responsiveness Of Labor-flows To Market Conditions.--book Jacket. 1. Introduction -- Background : Some Emerging Concerns -- The Objectives And Scope Of This Report -- The Value Added Of This Analysis -- The Structure Of The Report -- 2. Regional Labor Market Disparities -- Background -- Magnitude Of Spatial Disparities In Unemployment -- 3. Regional Unemployment Disparities And Adjustment Mechanisms -- Introduction -- Adjustment Mechanisms : Three Main Channels -- Adjustment Mechanisms : Empirical Evidence -- Concluding Remarks -- 4. Labor Mobility : Levels And Covariates -- Review Of Stylized Facts -- Review Of The Literature -- Determinants Of Individual Mobility : Evidence From Micro Data -- 5. Summary And Conclusion -- Main Findings -- Options For Policy Action -- Issues For Further Work. Pierella Paci ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 73-79).