An empirical analysis of cross-border labour mobility in the case of Estonia

Marta Kaska and Tiiu Paas

No 2013016, Norface Discussion Paper Series from Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to outline differences in the socio-demographic and employment characteristics of Estonian people who have worked in a neighbouring country – Finland, Sweden, Latvia or Russia. The empirical part of this paper relies on data from CV Keskus – an online employment portal bringing together jobseekers and vacant job posts. The results of our analysis show that different destination regions – the wealthier countries of Finland and Sweden (referred to as East-West mobility) and Latvia and Russia (referred to as East-East mobility) have attracted workers with different personal and job-related characteristics. Ethnicity and higher education are important determinants in explaining differences between East-West and East-East labour flows. Non-Estonians and people with a higher education have been less likely to work in Finland or Sweden.

Keywords: geographic labour mobility; neighbouring countries; cross-country labour flows; Estonia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 O57 P52 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05
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