Labor Mobility during Transition: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Jan Fidrmuc

No wp767, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series from William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Abstract: In this paper, I analyze the development of inter-regional mobility in the Czech Republic during the transition from central planning to a market economy. I show that the intensity of migration is low and even has fallen during the transition regional disparities in unemployment rates and earnings have increased. More importantly, labor mobility is little effective in facilitating labormarket adjustment to employment shocks. Using aggregate inter-regional migration data and survey data on past and prospective migration and the willingness to move. I find that economic factor play little role in explaining migration patterns. There is, nonetheless, some tentative evidence of the greater importance of economic considerations in explaining future migration intentions and the willingness to move. Thus, while at present migration appears more of a social or demographic rather than economic phenomenon, its economic role may strengthen in the future.

Keywords: Migration; Mobility; Labor-market Adjustment; Regional Shocks; Survey data. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 P23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages
Date: 2005-04-01
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