states' citizens unleashed significant east-west migration flows in a labor market with more than half a billion people … states unevenly. This chapter studies whether and how east-west migration flows in an enlarged EU responded to institutional … and economic factors. We first develop a simple framework of adjustment through migration of workers between labor markets …

This paper studies the migration response of the youth from new EU member states to disparate conditions in an enlarged … duration. We find that migration intentions are high among those not married and among males with children, but both categories … are also overrepresented among people with only temporary as opposed to long-term or permanent migration plans. Whereas …

. 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 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 …

The end of free movement and the introduction of the post-Brexit migration system represent the most important changes … to the UK migration system in half a century. Coinciding with the aftereffects of the pandemic, the result has been very … migration trends on the UK economy and labour market, distinguishing between different sectors. …

For decades, countries aspiring to join the European Union (EU) have been linked to it through migration. Yet little is … known about how migration affects individual support for joining the EU in prospective member states. We explore the … relationship between migration and support for EU accession in the Western Balkans. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor …

to mobility is in promoting the integration of international workers in the European migration process, which can be … strengthened through circular migration. The European "blue card" initiative and the opening of labor markets to foreign graduates … who have been trained in Europe could set a new course. -- Migration ; migration effects ; EU Eastern enlargement ; free …

have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …, provided the risks are contained and efficient brain circulation is achieved. -- EU labor markets ; migration ; EU enlargement …

Intensified European integration, enlargement of the EU, and increasing migration activity worldwide have pushed … migration and migration policy to the forefront of the European agenda. This paper identifies the salient questions to be … addressed by any educated migration policy. It embeds this discussion into a systematic classification of economic migration …