Naslov
Influence of regional mismatch on the employment process in selected transition countries

Autori
Obadić, Alka

Izvornik
Ekonomski pregled : mjesečnik Hrvatskog društva ekonomista Zagreb (0424-7558) 57 (2006), 1-2; 3-30

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
labour market; regional mismatch; transition economies; employing process

Sažetak
The main emphasis of this work concentrates on determining unemployment caused by mismatch in other words on the portion of the structural unemployment and on determining influence of regional mismatch on the entire employment. Therefore, vacancies and flows of unemployment and new employed are compared at a well-defined regional disaggregated level. The course of the research, firstly applies the existing theoretical models, by which the values for five different regional mismatch indicators for the selected group of countries are calculated. Secondly, a disaggregated empirical analysis of the matching function according to the regions in all selected countries is conducted. Modelling of matching function by region results from estimation of the transcendental logarithmic (translog) function form. The analysis proves that for the Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovakia a parallel existence of demand and supply surplus on the regional level points to the existence of mismatch in the labour market. It has also been confirmed that an increase in the mismatch indicator in the labour market leads to a decrease in the total employment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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