Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region

Abstract

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Tackling Labour Mismatches and Promoting Mobility in Hungary

“…Commuting by public transport is more common in Hungary than in neighbouring countries (Paci et al, 2007), but there is room to develop it further by making transport more efficient. This would facilitate labour market matching and stimulate employment in rural areas, which strongly depends on commuting costs (Bartus, 2012).…”