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Author-Name: H Ingham
Author-Name-First: H
Author-Name-Last: Ingham
Author-Name: M Ingham
Author-Name-First: M
Author-Name-Last: Ingham
Author-Name: J Herbst
Author-Name-First: J
Author-Name-Last: Herbst
Title: Why do Local Unemployment Rates in Poland Vary so Much?
Abstract: Unemployment continues to bedevil Poland, albeit with striking sub-national differences, which this paper seeks to explain using random effects error component two-stage estimation for the country's NUTS 4 level powiats. Given the economy's peculiar configuration under communism, with its large private agricultural sector, emphasis is placed on rural-urban differences. While less densely populated areas do suffer higher unemployment rates, the effect is moderated by hidden unemployment in farming. On the other hand, powiats that housed the ex-state farms suffer a negative long-term legacy. Other notable results include an evident positive impact of foreign capital on local labour market fortunes.
Creation-Date: 2008
File-URL: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/economics/working-papers/UnemploymentPoland.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Number: 594943
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Handle: RePEc:lan:wpaper:594943