Tackling the European Migration Problems

Klaus Zimmermann ()

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, vol. 9, issue 2, 45-62

Abstract: A fortress Europe immigration policy is currently observed throughout the European Union. The European migration problem seems to be that, in the face of high and persistent unemployment rates, additional immigration implies further unemployment. This might not be true if immigration helps to erode institutional constraints and enhances labor market flexibility, a point that is seen of particular virtue in the European setting. The paper also argues that past European migration, although limited, has been positive for the labor markets, and there are only few alternative policy options in the future.

JEL-codes: J61 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jep.9.2.45
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