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Uneployment Dynamics in Central Europe: A Labour Flow Approach

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  • Vladislav Flek
  • Martina Mysíková

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We analyse labour market flows and unemployment rate dynamics in the Czech Republic (CR), Slovakia and Poland. Relative involvement of working-age individuals in movements between various labour market states appears to be approximately five times lower in Central Europe than in the U.S./UK. Compared to neighbouring countries, the CR suffers from a relatively weaker net flow of individuals from unemployment to employment. This net flow alone would cut the unemployment rate in Poland more than twice as fast as in the CR. In particular, currently unemployed Czech men, individuals with primary education, and the 55-65 age group are adversely affected by this national-specific feature of labour market flows.

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  • Vladislav Flek & Martina Mysíková, 2015. "Uneployment Dynamics in Central Europe: A Labour Flow Approach," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2015(1), pages 73-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2015:y:2015:i:1:id:501:p:73-87
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.501
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    Keywords

    EU-SILC; labour market flows; longitudinal data; unemployment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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