Labor mobility in Belgium: a panel VAR approach

This research investigates labor market dynamics in Belgium and the specific role played by labor mobility in the adjustment process following a labor demand shock. It first analyzes the time series characteristics of the Belgian labor market based on a panel of 11 provinces from 2003 to 2015. This analysis allows the building and estimation of a PVAR model to obtain the response of employment, employment rate, and labor force participation rate to a shock in labor demand. The results suggest a minor role played by migration in the first years of the adjustment process, highlighting the diffic... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Hublet, Robin
Dokumenttyp: masterThesis
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Schlagwörter: Labor mobility / European Union / PVAR Estimation / OCA / Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28540963
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/10362/32555

This research investigates labor market dynamics in Belgium and the specific role played by labor mobility in the adjustment process following a labor demand shock. It first analyzes the time series characteristics of the Belgian labor market based on a panel of 11 provinces from 2003 to 2015. This analysis allows the building and estimation of a PVAR model to obtain the response of employment, employment rate, and labor force participation rate to a shock in labor demand. The results suggest a minor role played by migration in the first years of the adjustment process, highlighting the difficulties for the EU to be considered an OCA.