Labour mobility during transition: Evidence from Georgia

Economics of Transition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 377-409

  Bernabè, Sabine ^a   Stampini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Georgia; Informal labour; Labour mobility; Transition

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MOBILITY; MARKET TRANSITION; PANEL DATA; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149120213     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2009.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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