Determinants of Inter-Regional Migration in the Baltic Countries

ZEI Working Paper No. B17-2003

28 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2005

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Mihails Hazans

University of Latvia; IZA; GLO; BICEPS

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

We show that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania despite small geographical size feature considerable and persistent regional disparities. Registered migration rates have declined dramatically since the last years of Soviet era, yet they are high by international standards. Evidence from regional inflows and outflows in Latvia and from Estonian labour force survey is used to show that regional unemployment and especially wage differentials, as well as demographic factors, have a significant impact both on gross and net migration flows. Age and education effects are consistent with predictions of the human capital model of migration. Non-employed persons, as well as commuters between regions, are significantly more likely to become migrants in Estonia.

Keywords: Migration, regional disparities, regional labour markets

JEL Classification: J61, J31, J15, R23, P52

Suggested Citation

Hazans, Mihails, Determinants of Inter-Regional Migration in the Baltic Countries (2003). ZEI Working Paper No. B17-2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=742184 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.742184

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