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Local unemployment in Poland: rural-urban contrasts

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  • Hilary Ingham
  • Mike Ingham
  • Jan Herbst

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Unemployment continues to bedevil Poland, albeit with striking sub-national differences, which this article seeks to explain using random effects error component two-stage estimation for the country's NUTS 4 (nomenclature des unites territoriales statistiques) level powiats. Given the economy's peculiar configuration under communism, with its large private agricultural sector, emphasis is placed on rural-urban differences. While less densely populated areas do suffer higher unemployment rates, the effect is moderated by hidden unemployment in farming. On the other hand, powiats that housed the ex-state farms suffer a negative long-term legacy. Other notable results include an evident positive impact of foreign capital on local labour market fortunes.

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  • Hilary Ingham & Mike Ingham & Jan Herbst, 2011. "Local unemployment in Poland: rural-urban contrasts," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(10), pages 1175-1186.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:43:y:2011:i:10:p:1175-1186
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840802600293
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