Oksana Žabko
Biographic Data
| ID | 224221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oksana Žabko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oksana |
| FAMILY NAME | Žabko |
| SIGNATURE | ŽABKO O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baltic Institute of Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6188-970X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding occupational mobility: Young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia
STEM-oriented secondary education in Latvia: Spatial Inequalities in Access and Achievements
Education scholars and human geographers have extensively studied spatial disparities in access to secondary education, both in developing countries and in advanced economies. However, very few studies have analysed access to specific types of secondary education, particularly programmes oriented toward science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM-oriented programmes). This paper aims to fill this gap using rich geodata and administrati…
Integration and Exclusion at Work: Latvian and Swedish Agency Nurses in Norway
Latvian Migrants' Circular or Permanent Migration to Norway: Economic and Social Factors
This article analyses migration decisions and labour market manoeuvring of Latvian migrants to Norway, as well as the economic and social conditions that influence their choices. How do they adapt to the labour market in Norway? Do they practise circular migration, or do they aim for more permanent settlement? For some circular migrants, 'reinforced' motivation for migration emerges gradually, partly related to differences in working conditions -…
Facilitating labour migration from Latvia: Strategies of Various Categories of Intermediaries
Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated domain in both countries, but regulations may change: regulations in Latvia have become more lenient, whereas in Norway, they have become stricter in response to increased migration. Intermediaries must be responsive to fluc…
Facilitating labour migration from Latvia: Strategies of Various Categories of Intermediaries
Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated domain in both countries, but regulations may change: regulations in Latvia have become more lenient, whereas in Norway, they have become stricter in response to increased migration. Intermediaries must be responsive to fluc…
Integration and Exclusion at Work: Latvian and Swedish Agency Nurses in Norway
Facilitating labour migration from Latvia: Strategies of Various Categories of Intermediaries
Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated domain in both countries, but regulations may change: regulations in Latvia have become more lenient, whereas in Norway, they have become stricter in response to increased migration. Intermediaries must be responsive to fluc…
Latvian Migrants' Circular or Permanent Migration to Norway: Economic and Social Factors
This article analyses migration decisions and labour market manoeuvring of Latvian migrants to Norway, as well as the economic and social conditions that influence their choices. How do they adapt to the labour market in Norway? Do they practise circular migration, or do they aim for more permanent settlement? For some circular migrants, 'reinforced' motivation for migration emerges gradually, partly related to differences in working conditions -…
Integration and Exclusion at Work: Latvian and Swedish Agency Nurses in Norway
Understanding occupational mobility: Young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia
STEM-oriented secondary education in Latvia: Spatial Inequalities in Access and Achievements
Education scholars and human geographers have extensively studied spatial disparities in access to secondary education, both in developing countries and in advanced economies. However, very few studies have analysed access to specific types of secondary education, particularly programmes oriented toward science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM-oriented programmes). This paper aims to fill this gap using rich geodata and administrati…
Economics (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (2 works) · Latvian (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)