Regional unemployment and human capital in transition economies

Economics of Transition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-274

  Jurajda, Štěpán ^a   Terrell, Katherine ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Complementarities; Czech Republic; Human capital; Hungary; Labour mobility; RegionalRlabour markets; Spillovers; Transition economies; Ukraine; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MOBILITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

BULGARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UKRAINE;

EID: 62149113231     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2009.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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