Spatial effects of open borders on the Czech labour market

Abstract

"Using data from the Czech Microcensus, I investigate differences in the regional impact of open borders on different skill groups in the Czech labour market. According to my results, there are no indications of disproportionate shifts in the skill structure of employment in the districts neighbouring western Germany and Austria compared to non-border districts. However, regarding spatial wage gaps, I find evidence that from 1996 until 2002 the workers in the border region with the lowest degree of skills have a positive wage differential compared to their counterparts in the non-border region, while all other skill groups in the border region have negative values." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Moritz, M. (2011): Spatial effects of open borders on the Czech labour market. In: Economics of Transition, Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 305-331. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0351.2010.00403.x