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Sönke Maatsch
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Sönke Maatsch: University of Bremen

Chapter 5 in Central and East European Migrants’ Contributions to Social Protection, 2013, pp 129-163 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we turn to the particular characteristics of migrant populations from Central and Eastern Europe and to their labour market performance in the Western European receiving states. While the socioeconomic characteristics – and most notably the age and skill profiles – determine the economic potential of CEE migrants in Western Europe, the analysis of their labour market performance in the receiving states will reveal to what extent this potential is actually used. The labour market performance gives us information on the current impact of migration in the receiving states while the socio-economic profile of migrants gives us information about the potential losses incurred by the sending states. Finally, the comparison of socio-economic characteristics of CEE migrants with their performance in the labour markets will show whether unemployment rates and wages are comparable with natives of the same socio-economic group. Gaps between the performance of natives and migrants indicate that improving the integration of migrants in the receiving states’ labour markets could improve their performance.

Keywords: Member State; Unemployment Rate; Labour Migration; Return Migration; Migration Background (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137295811_6

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