Labor Force Mobility – Understanding the Needs and Motives, Evidence from the Republic of Croatia during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Labor Force Mobility – Understanding the Needs and Motives, Evidence from the Republic of Croatia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Summary/Abstract: A highly educated workforce has a unique role in the development of today’s economy and society. The research was conducted among the student population (five different scientific fields) in the Republic of Croatia, from May to July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The subject of the research are the attitudes and preferences of students (N=356) about the variables of the future workplace. Based on the conducted research, the following variables indicate readiness for migration outside the Republic of Croatia: financial independence, professional development in the workplace, career advancement, social capital (migrant networks abroad and knowledge of a foreign language). On the other hand, no statistically significant difference was identified among respondents from different scientific fields in their readiness to migrate due to financial independence, professional development in the workplace, career advancement, and migrant networks abroad (natural sciences, technical sciences, biomedicine and health, humanistic sciences, social sciences). Statistically significant difference between the two groups in variable knowledge of a foreign language was identified (among students who are studying in technical sciences and students who studying in social sciences).

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