immigration flows from EU and non-EU origins. While OLS estimates reveal the existence of a moderate correlation for non-EU … zero causal impact of UBS on immigration. All estimates for immigrants from EU origins indicate that flows within the EU …

study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …

The 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the EU extended the freedom of movement to workers from the twelve new member states …. Rather, there appear to have been positive effects on EU's productivity. The sending countries face some risks of losing … from brain gain and brain circulation in an enlarged EU. For the migrants the benefits in terms of better career prospects …

-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 …

experts from organizations working on immigrant integration in the EU is analyzed using simple comparative statistical methods …

the redistributive effects of different tax benefit instruments in the enlarged EU based on two approaches. Inequality …

income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 23 to 32 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …