Migration barriers - Austria missing out on Human Capital

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: June 23, 2010; 00:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Due to existing migration barriers, Austria looses highly skilled workers who are hard to find, especially in the years of the boom in the domestic labour market.

Migration barriers - Austria missing out on Human Capital / Picture: © Vindobona.org

This is the conclusion of the WIFO study "Migration and commuter potential in the Viennese and Slovakian border region of Austria."

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