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| Title: | | Labour mobility - an adjustment mechanism in Euroland? Empirical evidence for Western Germany, France and Italy  |
| Authors: | | Puhani, Patrick A. |
| Issue Date: | | 1999 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 99-47 |
| Abstract: | | The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether labour mobility is likely to act as a sufficient adjustment mechanism in the face of asymmetric shocks in Euroland. To this end, we estimate the elasticity of migration with respect to changes in unemployment and income on the basis of regional panel data provided by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by migration takes several years. We conclude that labour mobility is extremely unlikely to act as a sufficient adjustment mechanism to asymmetric shocks in Euroland. |
| Subjects: | | European Monetary Union (EMU) euro labour mobility |
| JEL: | | E66 P52 J61 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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