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Europe's migration experience and its effects on economic inequality

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Europe's migration experience and its effects on economic inequality

Autori: Guzi, M. , Kahanec, M. and Ulceluse, M.
Publikované dňa: marec 2021
Kľúčové slová: immigration, inequality, labour mobility, income distribution, EU enlargement
JEL klasifikácia: D31; D60; O15

Abstrakt:

This chapter provides the historical context for the past half-century in Europe focusing specifically on the link between migration and economic development and inequality. The literature review suggests that there are several channels through which migration affects economic inequality between countries in one or the other direction. The net effects are an open empirical question and are likely to depend on the economic, demographic and institutional and policy contexts; sources, types and selectivity of migration, as well as responses of the receiving societies as well as migrants themselves. We undertake an empirical analysis and find that immigration has contributed to reducing inequality within the 25 EU countries over the 2003-2017 period. As the EU attracted relatively highly qualified immigrants throughout this period, our results are consistent with the ameliorating effect of skilled migration on within-country inequality, as predicted by theory.

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