A Study on Regional Imbalances in Labor Market: A case study of Iran
Subject Areas : Applied Economics
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Keywords: Adjustment in Regional Labor M, Migration Inter Regional, Regional Shocks, Macro Shocks, unemployment rate,
Abstract :
This paper applies a vector autoregressive (VAR) approach to analyze factors emerging in the labor market adjustment process for 28 provinces over the period of 1365-1383[1]. It examines the effects of a region-specific employment shock, such as unemployment rate, participation rate, on labor market adjustment process. The impact of migration as a channeling factor into regional labor market adjustment process has also been examined. The findings reveal that the labor market shocks as well as inter- provincial migration have brought about adjustments in unemployment rates across different province. Considering the very slow nature of shock adjustment process in labor market, migration and labor movement deem to be less contingent with respect to other countries. This is partly due to fact that job seeking information centers not yet developed in these countries.
