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. 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Huber, Peter
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-04
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737245/regional-labor-market-developments-transition https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8706
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