About the author Victoria Stoiciu is project coordinator with Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung Romania. She is co-author of the book Impactul crizei economice asupra migrației forței de muncă românești (Paideea, 2011) and author of many articles, as well as of re­search reports on labor mobility and social inclusion. Contact Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania I Emanoil Porumbaru str, no 21, sector 1, Bucharest I www.fes.ro To order publications: fes@fes.ro Commercial use of all media published by the Friedrich­Ebert-Stiftung(FES) is not permitted without the written consent of the FES. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. This publication is printed on paper from sustainable forestry.