unemployment differential and the regional migration rate. Both variables increase dramatically after the inflow and decline only …

in the face of asymmetric shocks in Euroland. To this end, we estimate the elasticity of migration with respect to … migration takes several years. We conclude that labour mobility is extremely unlikely to act as a sufficient adjustment …

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … increased current migration. Additionally, casual evidence from the 1980s EU South enlargement is examined. Since then no …