CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2026
| Author | Dvornyk, Andrii |
|---|---|
| Title | How and What Targeted Labor Market Policies Can Effectively Attract Skilled Ukrainian Professionals to Return Post-War, Thereby Facilitating Economic Recovery? |
| Summary | The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has caused massive refugee migration from the territory of Ukraine to the EU and other Western countries. Such a massive relocation of human capital within a relatively short period of time generates various labor force crises, including the challenging future of the national economy of Ukraine. Following the respective literature, the thesis reflects on the background of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, “pull” and “push” migration factors, the neoclassical understanding of migration, and the existing return migration policies. The thesis evaluates various return policies based on their impact on the national economy and population growth. The thesis additionally elaborates on the classic return migration studies, which highlight the importance of multifactorial (psychological, social, and economic) reintegration of returnees. The thesis exploits the approach of qualitative policy-oriented research design based on desk research and comparative case analysis. To formulate applied policies suggestions, the thesis examines the case of Croatia. The suggested policies highlight the importance of retraining, R&D jobs, psychological, social, and financial support of the returnees, and revitalization of the entrepreneurial sector. The thesis results contribute to the overall reflection on the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict and bring practical input to the post-conflict recovery of Ukraine. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin |
| Department | Undergraduate Studies BA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2026/dvornyk_andrii.pdf |
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