Economic impact of migration flows following the 2004 EU enlargement process - A model based analysis

Francesca D'Auria, Kieran Mc Morrow and Karl Pichelmann

No 349, European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 from Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission

Abstract: This paper shows that the migration-induced re-allocation of labour resources across countries following the 2004 EU enlargement process has already brought sizeable economic benefits for the enlarged EU. In addition, the simulation results suggest that once the present temporary restrictions on the flow of EU10 workers come to an end and the long-run migration potential of around 3 million is eventually realised, the economic gains may easily match those from a further integration of the EU's goods and capital markets. At the level of the individual "sending" and "receiving" countries, the overall economic impact of migration is essentially determined by the speed of adjustment of labour and capital; by the skill characteristics of the migrant and native populations; and by the actual size of the migration flows.

Keywords: growth; migration; European Union; Economic impact of migration flows following the 2004 EU enlargement process; A model based analysis; D'Auria; Mc Morrow; Pichelmann (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 F22 O41 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2008-11
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