Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition
The author analyzes regional labor market disparities in transition by presenting some data and summarizing existing literature. He finds that large and persistent regional labor market disparities developed in virtually all transition countries and that there is some evidence of polarization. Diffe...
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okr-10986-87062021-04-23T14:02:40Z Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition Huber, Peter ACCESS TO MARKET ADJUSTMENT COSTS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY COMPARISONS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT SHARE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE EMPLOYMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH EMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFLATION INFLATION RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS JOB DESTRUCTION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET SITUATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INCENTIVES MARKET ORIENTED REFORMS MARKET POTENTIAL NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NET JOB CREATION OWNERSHIP CHANGES PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL GROWTH REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGIONALIZATION SALES SERVICE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGE LEVELS WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT The author analyzes regional labor market disparities in transition by presenting some data and summarizing existing literature. He finds that large and persistent regional labor market disparities developed in virtually all transition countries and that there is some evidence of polarization. Differences in starting conditions and market access seem to be the major reasons for regional divergence in transition. Furthermore, regional wages are only slightly more flexible than in many European Union labor markets, interregional migration is low, and capital seems to move toward high wage and low unemployment urban centers rather than to the most backward regions. Policy should thus take a long-run perspective on the existing regional disparities, focus on removing barriers to mobility, review existing institutions for implementing regional policy, and aim at a close coordination of regional and labor market policy instruments. 2012-06-21T20:12:52Z 2012-06-21T20:12:52Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737245/regional-labor-market-developments-transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8706 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3896 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia |
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ACCESS TO MARKET ADJUSTMENT COSTS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY COMPARISONS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT SHARE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE EMPLOYMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH EMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFLATION INFLATION RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS JOB DESTRUCTION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET SITUATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INCENTIVES MARKET ORIENTED REFORMS MARKET POTENTIAL NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NET JOB CREATION OWNERSHIP CHANGES PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL GROWTH REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGIONALIZATION SALES SERVICE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGE LEVELS WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT |
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ACCESS TO MARKET ADJUSTMENT COSTS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY COMPARISONS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT SHARE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE EMPLOYMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH EMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFLATION INFLATION RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS JOB DESTRUCTION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET SITUATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INCENTIVES MARKET ORIENTED REFORMS MARKET POTENTIAL NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NET JOB CREATION OWNERSHIP CHANGES PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL GROWTH REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGIONALIZATION SALES SERVICE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGE LEVELS WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Huber, Peter Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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The author analyzes regional labor market disparities in transition by presenting some data and summarizing existing literature. He finds that large and persistent regional labor market disparities developed in virtually all transition countries and that there is some evidence of polarization. Differences in starting conditions and market access seem to be the major reasons for regional divergence in transition. Furthermore, regional wages are only slightly more flexible than in many European Union labor markets, interregional migration is low, and capital seems to move toward high wage and low unemployment urban centers rather than to the most backward regions. Policy should thus take a long-run perspective on the existing regional disparities, focus on removing barriers to mobility, review existing institutions for implementing regional policy, and aim at a close coordination of regional and labor market policy instruments. |
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Huber, Peter |
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Huber, Peter |
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Huber, Peter |
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Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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Regional Labor Market Developments in Transition |
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regional labor market developments in transition |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737245/regional-labor-market-developments-transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8706 |
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