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Regional Labor Mobility in Spain
Author:
Lucy Qian Liu
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2018: Issue 282
Language:
English
Publication Date:
13 Dec 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484387764.001
ISBN:
9781484387764
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
30
Keywords:
Labor mobility; interregional migration; regional labor market; gravity; labor market variable; migration flow; labor market duality; protection benefit; labor market condition; duality issue; labor market indicator; migration outflow; Labor markets; Migration; Labor force; Unemployment rate; Global
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This paper studies the main factors that explain the low regional mobility in Spain, with a view to identifying policy options at the regional and central level to promote labor mobility. The empirical analysis finds that house prices, labor market conditions, and the pervasiveness of labor market duality at the regional level are the main determinants for Spain’s regional mobility, while labor market institutions and policies play an important role at the national level. Policies that facilitate wage setting flexibility and reduce labor market duality could help enhance the functioning of the labor market, thereby promoting labor mobility. There may be also room for policies to incentivize people to move and provide support through targeted active labor market policies.
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