Intragenerational mobility has been a central concern in sociology, especially in the latter half of the 20 century. Most of this analysis has proceeded using measures of social position that are functions of an individual’s occupation. This approach has been based on two primary justifications. First, occupational mobility is a key attribute of labor market structure, and the labor market, alo...

One of the main conditions for success students specialty "choreography" in modern labor market is professional mobility. This article therefore aims to address problem forming mobility higher educational institutions. The essence and significance formation was determined by methods analysis psychological, pedagogical, scientific-methodological special literature. Through programs Bachelor's de...

In this paper we study job shift patterns in the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). Our research questions concern (a) cross-country similarities and differences in (firm-internal and firm-external) job mobility, (b) an explanation of job shift patterns by labor market composition, and (c) influences of human capital and labor ma...

In this paper, in order to study the impact of offshoring on sectoral and economywide rates of unemployment, we construct a two sector general equilibrium model in which labor is mobile across the two sectors, and unemployment is caused by search frictions. We find that, contrary to general perception, wage increases and sectoral unemployment decreases due to offshoring. This result can be unde...

Offshoring and Unemployment In this paper, in order to study the impact of offshoring on sectoral and economywide rates of unemployment, we construct a two sector general equilibrium model in which labor is mobile across the two sectors, and unemployment is caused by search frictions. We find that, contrary to general perception, wage increases and sectoral unemployment decreases due to offshor...

The phenomenon of the shortage of rural workers is a response of labor market to rapid export growth and economic growth after China became a WTO member. It not only indicates a transition of China’s rural surplus labor forces from unlimited supply to limited surplus, but also highlights the urgent need for an integrated national labor market to solve the structural issue of segregated local la...

Wage Mobility: Do Institutions Make a Difference? A Replication Study Comparing Portugal and the UK This study compares wage mobility in Portugal and the UK, replicating the work by Dickens (2000) and progressing to discuss the impact of differences in the institutional framework, which is more regulated and centralized in Portugal, with minimum wages, employment protection, and collective barg...

Spatial mobility is a topical concept of analytical migration science, which makes it possible to assess the desires, readiness and capabilities of the population to move over certain distances and time. In the management of spatial mobility assessment requires the organization of systematic monitoring, which includes identifying the mobility potential in spatial and temporal interpretation, th...

This study examines how managers’ use of expectation management is affected by labor market mobility, measured with the enforceability of non-compete provisions in employment contracts. We find that managers in states with stricter non-compete enforcement are more likely to manage analyst expectations downward, consistent with labor market immobility exacerbating managers’ incentives to ensure ...