Talk:Labor mobility

Concept of transporting laborers from one place to another
I did a search of wikipedia for uses of this two word phrase and found several that atually link to here. In no case did I find any ridiculous concept of transporting laborers from one place to another being referred to as "labor mobility". Nor would any rational and intelligent person concerned with real economics, political economy, or social systems use the phrase in that manner. This phrase refers to the "right" and the ability of labor itself, i.e. to find opportunity geographically, politically, and economically. Sucinctly, it is the ease with which labor can move between opportunities, and only obliquely is it the ease with which labor can be moved between opportunities. It is _NOT_ the ease with which aristocrats can move wage slaves around so as to make a profit. The wiki police will screech POV when I do this, but please take the time to review the actual links to this page from other wiki pages and you'll find that I ain't the only dude with that POV. Sorry, but that word "political" in front of that word "economy" isn't just window dressing--The Trucker 18:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Section discussing impediments to labor mobility
There were severe problems with the section discussing impediments to labor mobility. I have started working to correct this but would love some help. I delete the prior section, which was mostly a rant against property rights and had very little substantive analysis of labor mobility. The only part I kept was a short note that the systems of property rights can be seen as impediment to labor mobility. I think a Marxian view of labor mobility is probably useful, but not as the very first (and only) thing people see when they read about common impediments.

Also, some of the information from the more specific impediments sections on guest workers, the US, and the EU could be folded into the broader section on common impediments to labor mobility to make it more comprehensive. Gardner.rw1 (talk) 22:39, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Dr. Ono's comment on this article
Dr. Ono has reviewed this Wikipedia page, and provided us with the following comments to improve its quality:

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Labor or worker mobility is the geographical and occupational movement of workers.[1] Mobility can take place within firms or between firms. Lateral mobility involves mobility across jobs of similar socioeconomic status, while vertical mobility involves moving to a job of lower or higher status. Worker mobility is best gauged by the lack of impediments to such mobility. Impediments to mobility can be divided into two distinct classes with one being personal and the other being systemic. Personal impediments include physical location, and physical and mental ability. The systemic impediments include educational opportunities as well as various laws and political circumstances.

In general, resources are more efficiently allocated under a flexible labor market with ample opportunities for labor mobility.

From the human capital perspective, labor mobility can be constrained if the worker accumulates too much firm-specific human capital (as opposed to general human capital), because their skills cannot be transferred across firms.

International labor mobility No changes

Impediments to worker mobility [Insert following entry under the United States] In Japan [1] -	Over-accumulation of firm-specific skills which inhibit mobility between firms -	Pensions and benefits that are tied into seniority and are not portable across firms -	Seniority-based compensation which generally results in wage loss

[1] Ono, Hiroshi and Marcus E. Rebick. 2003. “Constraints on the Level and Efficient Use of Labor.” Pp. 225-257. In Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan. Edited by M. Blomstrom, J. Corbett, F. Hayashi and A. Kashyap. Chicago: NBER and University of Chicago Press.


 * The following section does not make much sense, and there are no citations. These can be removed.

Other impediments: •	Discrimination based on social class[citation needed] •	Systems of economics that impede workers.[citation needed]"

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 * Reference : Ono, Hiroshi & Rebick, Marcus, 2002. "Impediments to the Productive Employment of Labor in Japan," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 500, Stockholm School of Economics.

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What is the year of formation of labour mobility 102.88.44.144 (talk) 13:45, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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ECOCOMIES — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.0.84.237 (talk) 21:13, 26 February 2024 (UTC)