CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Billingsley, Lauren Grace |
|---|---|
| Title | Displacement and Labor Market Discrimination: The Case of the Former Yugoslavia |
| Summary | This study explores factors that might contribute to labor market discrimination of displaced persons in the former Yugoslavia. Specifically, the research tests whether the skill level of displaced persons influences the amount of labor market discrimination they experience. The paper relies on a 2004 United Nations Development Program dataset that assesses the varying circumstances of vulnerable groups in post-conflict southeastern Europe. This analysis focuses on a subsample of four individual countries that have been deeply affected by the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent mass displacement of persons: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The findings of the study, which are achieved through the creation and analysis of contingency tables and logit regressions, do not support the hypothesis that higher-skilled displaced persons experience higher rates of labor market discrimination. This research does, however, uncover two significant findings: 1) the inverse of the hypothesis is true, meaning that lower-skilled displaced persons experience more labor market discrimination; and 2) the presence of chronic health problems may significantly increase the likelihood that a displaced person in this region will face labor market discrimination. Based on these findings, it appears that education and good health may help to reduce labor market discrimination. For this reason, suggestions are included for policy change directed at improving the labor market possibilities of low-skilled displaced persons. Further research is also recommended regarding the pivotal role that health policy changes may play both in improving the overall well-being of displaced persons, but also for improving displaced persons’ employment possibilities. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/billingsley_lauren.pdf |
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