Post-enlargement Migration and Adjustment in a Receiving Country: The Case of Sweden

Christer Gerdes () and Eskil Wadensjö
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Christer Gerdes: Stockholm University

A chapter in Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession, 2016, pp 123-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Sweden’s immigration policy has changed drastically on several occasions over time. Immigration policy was very liberal from the 1860s until WW1, with no requirements regarding passports, visas or work permits, although international migration mainly involved emigration during this period in the context of Sweden, with wages lower than in neighboring countries. The policy changed in 1914 after the start of WW1, and the controls became gradually more stringent during the war, with a work permit compulsory and difficult to attain for those who wanted to move to Sweden for work. While the immigration regulation remained after the war, the requirements for those coming from other Nordic countries were made slightly less stringent. The work permit requirement in the interwar-period was motivated by the high unemployment rate, based upon the notion that jobs should be reserved for natives.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-45320-9_6

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