This study evaluates potential migration flows to the European Union from its eastern neighbors and Croatia. We perform …-enlargement migration flows following the EU's 2004 enlargement. We consider two baseline policy scenarios, with and without accession of … sending countries to the EU. Our results show that migration flows are driven by migration costs and economic conditions, but …

. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as … analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …

. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as … analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …

fiscal burden. They have also profited from remittances. Of key importance for the sending countries is to reap the benefits … have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …

acquisition or family reunification. Whereas higher welfare expenditures seem to exert a lock-in effect, a comparison across …

This study evaluates potential migration flows to the European Union from its Eastern neighbors and Croatia. We perform … out-of-sample forecasts to time series cross-sectional data about post-enlargement migration flows following the EU's 2004 … show that migration flows are driven by migration costs and economic conditions, but the largest effects accrue to policy …