The EU Blue Card scheme: A polarization vector

Hélène Syed Zwick and S. Ali Shah Syed ()
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Hélène Syed Zwick: Laboratory EQUIPPE, University of Lille1, France
S. Ali Shah Syed: American University in Cairo, Egypt

European Economic Letters, 2015, vol. 4, issue 1, 30-36

Abstract: This study employs a three countries sequential model, to shows that the EU Blue Card is a potential vector of polarization of highly qualified migrants within the EU. We identify two major issues: conflict between the EU Blue Card scheme and national mobility schemes of Member States. We observe that smaller Member States do not find the EU Blue Card scheme useful. For big countries, the scheme provides platform to attract qualified foreigners. This paper suggests pathway at the time when the European Commission has prioritized revision of the EU Blue Card Scheme in its agenda.

Keywords: Blue Card; migration policy; European Union; highly qualified migrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 J62 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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