Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities

This paper presents evidence on trends, profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian emigration. The analysis shows that emigration is mostly led by sizable wage differentials and that emigrants tend to be young, contributing to a decrease in the wo...

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Main Authors:	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel, Kreuder, Janis, Testaverde, Mauro
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	MIGRATION EMIGRATION MIGRATION DRIVERS LABOR SKILLS RETURN MIGRATION REINTEGRATION LABOR MARKET WAGE DIFFERENTIAL SKILL SHORTAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/914401640249485571/Migration-in-Bulgaria-Current-Challenges-and-Opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36800

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spelling	okr-10986-368002022-01-07T05:10:33Z Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities Garrote Sanchez, Daniel Kreuder, Janis Testaverde, Mauro MIGRATION EMIGRATION MIGRATION DRIVERS LABOR SKILLS RETURN MIGRATION REINTEGRATION LABOR MARKET WAGE DIFFERENTIAL SKILL SHORTAGE This paper presents evidence on trends, profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian emigration. The analysis shows that emigration is mostly led by sizable wage differentials and that emigrants tend to be young, contributing to a decrease in the working-age population in the country, particularly in rural regions. Emigration is not associated with unemployment reductions, evidencing rigidities in the labor market, but leads to wage gains for workers with similar skills. Furthermore, migration has not led to national skill shortages of doctors, and the rate of return migration is high, especially for Bulgarians who migrated to other EU countries. Some challenges emerge when returnees try to reintegrate into the Bulgarian labor market, calling for potential policy interventions to address these issues. 2022-01-06T15:07:02Z 2022-01-06T15:07:02Z 2021-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/914401640249485571/Migration-in-Bulgaria-Current-Challenges-and-Opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36800 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2109 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria
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spellingShingle	MIGRATION EMIGRATION MIGRATION DRIVERS LABOR SKILLS RETURN MIGRATION REINTEGRATION LABOR MARKET WAGE DIFFERENTIAL SKILL SHORTAGE Garrote Sanchez, Daniel Kreuder, Janis Testaverde, Mauro Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
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description	This paper presents evidence on trends, profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian emigration. The analysis shows that emigration is mostly led by sizable wage differentials and that emigrants tend to be young, contributing to a decrease in the working-age population in the country, particularly in rural regions. Emigration is not associated with unemployment reductions, evidencing rigidities in the labor market, but leads to wage gains for workers with similar skills. Furthermore, migration has not led to national skill shortages of doctors, and the rate of return migration is high, especially for Bulgarians who migrated to other EU countries. Some challenges emerge when returnees try to reintegrate into the Bulgarian labor market, calling for potential policy interventions to address these issues.
format	Working Paper
author	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel Kreuder, Janis Testaverde, Mauro
author_facet	Garrote Sanchez, Daniel Kreuder, Janis Testaverde, Mauro
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title	Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
title_short	Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
title_full	Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
title_fullStr	Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
title_full_unstemmed	Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities
title_sort	migration in bulgaria : current challenges and opportunities
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/914401640249485571/Migration-in-Bulgaria-Current-Challenges-and-Opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36800
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