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EU Labor Markets After Post-Enlargement Migration

:	Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
:	Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
:	EU Labor Markets After Post-Enlargement Migration
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9783642022425
:	1
:	CHF 87.10
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:	Volkswirtschaft
:	English

:	344
:	Wasserzeichen
:	PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
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Selected by Princeton University as Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2010.

Are immigrants from the new EU member states a threat to the Western welfare state? Do they take jobs away from the natives? And will the source countries suffer from severe brain drain or demographic instability? In a timely and unprecedented contribution, this book integrates what is known about post-enlargement migration and its effects on EU labor markets. Based on rigorous analysis and hard data, it makes a convincing case that there is no evidence that the post-enlargement labor migrants would on aggregate displace native workers or lower their wages, or that they would be more dependent on welfare. While brain drain may be a concern in the source countries, the anticipated brain circulation between EU member states may in fact help to solve their demographic and economic problems, and improve the allocative efficiency in the EU. The lesson is clear: free migration is a solution rather than a foe for labor market woes and cash-strapped social security systems in the EU.

	EU Labor Markets After Post-Enlargement Migration	3
	Preface	5
	Contents	6
	Part I: EU Enlargement and the Labor Markets: What Do We Know?	8
	1. Lessons from Migration after EU Enlargement	9
	1 Introduction	10
	2 Theoretical Framework:Causes and Impacts of Migration	12
	3 Post-Enlargement Migration	15
	a. Actual Migration Trends and Trajectories	15
	b. The Source Country Perspective	23
	c. Who Migrated, and How Do They Fare?	25
	4 The Impact of Post-Enlargement Migration Flows: First Evidence	32
	a. The Destination Countries	32
	b. The Source Countries	38
	5 The Current Economic Crisis	44
	6 Conclusions	45
	References	48
	2. Labor Mobility in the Enlarged EU: Who Wins, Who Loses?	52
	1 Introduction	53
	2 The Scale and Structure of Migration and Migration Scenarios	55
	2.1 The Scale of Migration	55
	2.2 The Structure of Migration	57
	2.3 Migration Scenarios	58
	3 Outline of the Models	59
	3.1 A Structural Model with Wage Rigidities	60
	3.2 Sketch of the CGE Model	62
	4 Presentation of the Simulation Results	63
	4.1 The Structural Impact on Labor Markets and Income Distribution	63
	4.2 The Sectoral Impact of Migration from the EU8 into the EU15	67
	6 Conclusions	71
	References	74
	3. Post-Enlargement Migration and Public Perception in the European Union	76
	1 Introduction	77
	2 Migration and Public Perception – Insights from Beutin et al. (2007)	78
	2.1 Analyzed Areas	79
	2.2 Results	80
	3 The Role of Public Perception in Policy-Making	81
	3.1 Public Perception and Social Disorganization Theory	82
	4 Emerging Indications of a More Nuanced Public Perception on Migration	83
	5 Public Perception and the Veil	89
	5.1 When the Veil Makes Headlines	89
	5.2 Facts and Figures about Islam and Public Perceptions	90
	5.3 The Situation in Some Member States	91
	5.4 The Stakes of the “Veil Controversy”	93
	5.5 Results	98
	6 Poles in the UK	99
	6.1 Labor Mobility Following the Recent Enlargements	99
	6.2 General State of Public Perception towards Migration in the UK	101
	6.3 Public Perception towards Poles	102
	6.4 Interaction between Policy and Public Perception	104
	7 The Securitization of Roma Migration in Italy	105
	7.1 Public Perception and the Roma in Italy	106
	7.2 The Securitization of Roma Migration since November 2007: Interaction between Perceptions and Policies	107
	7.3 Results	108
	8 Conclusions	109
	References	110
	Part II: The Impact of Migration on Destination Labor Markets	113
	4. EU Enlargement under Continued Mobility Restrictions: Consequences for the German Labor Market	114
	1 Introduction	115
	2 The Legal Framework	116
	3 Migration Movement and Background of People from EU8 Countries	117
	4 Descriptive Statistics	120
	5 Empirical Analysis	126
	6 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations	130
	References	132
	5. The Experience of Spain with the Inflows of New Labor Migrants	133
	1 Introduction	134
	2 Main Characteristics of New EU12 Immigrants in Spain	135
	3 Labor Market Situation of New EU12 Immigrants Compared to Similarly Skilled Natives	139
	4 Labor Market Assimilation of New EU12 Immigrants Compared to Similarly Skilled Natives and Other Immigrants	141
	5 What Have We Learnt? Summary and Policy Conclusions	144
	References	146
	6. EU Enlargement and Ireland’s Labor Market	147
	1 Introduction	148
	2 The Size of the Inflow	148
	3 The Characteristics and Experiences of the Inflow	154
	4 The Impacts of the EU10 Inflow	158