The impact of migratory movements on the labour market in countries of the Western Balkans

Nikolić, Ivan and Maksimović, Marijana (2024) The impact of migratory movements on the labour market in countries of the Western Balkans. Stanovništvo, 62 (1). pp. 65-83. ISSN 0038-982X

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Abstract

MIgratIon Is one or me most cur rent topics in me world today. The most common causes include wars, or climate changes, while there are also migrations caused by eco­ nomic reasons, and their goal is pursuit of bet ter material existence, achieving a higher standard of living, bet ter con­ ditions of employment, education, and therefore bet ter conditions o f life.The subjects o f this analysis are economic migration and contemporary migration tr ends, i.e. the immigration and emigrat ion of fo reigne rs t o and from the countries of the Western Balkans (WB). Macroeconomic indicators point to the stab ilizat ion of labour markets in the second decade of the 21st century, although economies have been st agnat ing. The questi on arises whether this is a consequence of a higher rate of economic gro w th or is i t induced by depopulation and reduct ion of the working population? The aim o f the paper is to point out the neces­ sit y of managing migration flows in thesecountries and the need to guide migrants in the labou r market. The pape r consists o f two pa r t s. The fir st par t pro vides an overview of previous resea rch on migrat ion, the concept and types of migration . The second par t of the paper consists of an empirical analys is of mig rati on in the countries of the Western Balkans and Serbia and their impact on the labour market and economic development.

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