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Cross-border labour mobility decisions: The effect of complementarities in local labour markets

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  • Camille Dumeignil

    (Université Savoie Mont Blanc)

  • Jean-Yves Lesueur

    (Université Lyon)

  • Mareva Sabatier

    (Université Savoie Mont Blanc)

Abstract

This article analyzes the effects of complementarities in local and foreign labour markets on cross-border mobility decision. The empirical analysis based on a French dataset compares labour mobility to Luxembourg and mobility to Switzerland. Econometric results conclude to large differences in determinants of cross-border mobility decisions whether the scale and the type of complementarities in local labour markets.

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  • Camille Dumeignil & Jean-Yves Lesueur & Mareva Sabatier, 2021. "Cross-border labour mobility decisions: The effect of complementarities in local labour markets," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 41(3), pages 1036-1049.
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    Keywords

    Cross-border labour mobility ; Local labour markets ; Labour complementarities;
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    JEL classification:

    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
    • R2 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis

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