underline the importance of more open immigration policies targeting high-skilled immigrants. The current policy not only cannot … failure. -- EU enlargement ; international migration ; wages ; employment …

It is widely believed that the current recession has soured public attitudes towards immigration. But most existing … studies are cross sectional and can shed little light on the economy-wide forces that shift public opinion on immigration. In … immigration opinion for 20 countries. The recession that began in 2008 provides a useful test because its severity varied so …

. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could … 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 …

There is growing interest among economists in public opinion towards immigration, something that is often seen as the … foundation for restrictive immigration policies. Existing studies have focused on the responses to survey questions on whether … the individual would prefer more or less immigration but not on his or her assessment of its importance as a policy issue …

variation in changes of immigration and integration policies across Western EU member states to study how they are associated … with labor market hierarchies in terms of unemployment and employment quality gaps between immigrant and native populations …

. We undertake an empirical analysis and find that immigration has contributed to reducing inequality within the 25 EU …

Historical experience suggests that when a period of rising immigration is followed by a sudden slump, this can trigger … the slump and immigration policy. First, although immigration flows have responded to the slump, and immigrants have borne … more than their share of the burden, this has done little to protect the employment of non-immigrants. Second, despite the …

but changed the composition of the immigrants, (iii) any negative effects in the labour market on wages or employment are …