Im Vereinigten Königreich lebten zum Jahresende 2014 rund 2,9 Millionen Staatsbürger aus der EU, davon 1,3 Millionen aus den neuen Mitgliedsstaaten. Mit 184.000 Personen entfiel 2015 rund die Hälfte des Wanderungssaldos des Vereinigten Königreichs auf Staatsbürger der EU. Ein vollständiger...

This paper summarises the key findings of a recent study on the impact of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU) on labour markets in the current Member States. The study focuses on three main channels, along which enlargement may affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii)...

"Measuring the gain in income from migration is complicated by non-random selection of migrants from the general population, making it hard to obtain an appropriate comparison group of non-migrants. This paper uses a migrant lottery to overcome this problem, providing an experimental measure of...

In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications affects their subsequent labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents' survey information to their administrative records, allowing...

In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications afects their subsequent labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents' survey information to their administrative records, allowing...