Publication: Migration in Bulgaria: Current Challenges and Opportunities
Date
2021-12
ISSN
Published
2021-12
Author(s)
Garrote Sanchez, Daniel
Kreuder, Janis
Testaverde, Mauro
Abstract
This paper presents evidence on
trends, profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian
emigration. The analysis shows that emigration is mostly led
by sizable wage differentials and that emigrants tend to be
young, contributing to a decrease in the working-age
population in the country, particularly in rural regions.
Emigration is not associated with unemployment reductions,
evidencing rigidities in the labor market, but leads to wage
gains for workers with similar skills. Furthermore,
migration has not led to national skill shortages of
doctors, and the rate of return migration is high,
especially for Bulgarians who migrated to other EU
countries. Some challenges emerge when returnees try to
reintegrate into the Bulgarian labor market, calling for
potential policy interventions to address these issues.
Citation
“Garrote Sanchez, Daniel; Kreuder, Janis; Testaverde, Mauro. 2021. Migration in Bulgaria : Current Challenges and Opportunities. Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2109. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36800 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”