of migration flows from the New Member States to Germany. We demonstrate that immigration increased substantially despite … immigration from countries that were hit by the crisis, although the annual net flows are still too small to significantly reduce …

benefit from a substantive immigration policy that imposes selection criteria that are more in line with economic needs, the … substantial immigration into the European Union follows largely non-economic motives. This paper discusses the economic rationale … of a selective immigration policy and provides empirical evidence about the adverse effects of current selection …

This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic … control for migrants' observed and unobserved characteristics. We find strong (mild) evidence that migrants' well … demonstrate that migrants regard home countries as natural comparators and, thereby, suggest an original assessment of the …

suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard conditions. The context is …

The numbers of migrants from the accessions countries have clearly increased since the enlargement of the EU in 2004 … underline the importance of more open immigration policies targeting high-skilled immigrants. The current policy not only cannot …

migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …

induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income … that at least skilled immigration promotes economic equality in the host country under standard conditions. The context is …