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Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States
Bems, Rudolfs - 2008
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU''s New Member States (NMS). The paper focuses on cross-border mobility of labor and examines the implications for policymakers with the help of a general equilibrium model. It finds that cross-border labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401328
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Will a Regional Bloc Enlarge?
Albertin, Giorgia - 2007
This paper investigates whether a regional bloc would enlarge or remain stagnant in size using a model where enlargement is the endogenous outcome of the interaction between the supply of and demand for membership. We show that a maximum size of the bloc exists beyond which the regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400446
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The ECB and Euro-Area Enlargement
Berger, Helge - 2002
The likely enlargement of euro-area membership will radically change the environment under which monetary policy will be made in the euro area. Within less than a decade, the number of member countries in the euro area could more than double, with the vast majority of accession countries being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399555
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How Symmetric Are the Shocks and the Shock Adjustment Dynamics Between the Euro Area and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC)?
Frenkel, Michael - 2002
In this paper, we use a structural vector autoregression model to identify and compare demand and supply shocks between euro area countries and central and eastern European countries (CEECs). The shocks and the shock adjustment dynamics of these countries are also compared to EU countries that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401455
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Migration From the New European Union Member States to the United Kingdom
Iakova, Dora M. - 2007
UK economy to the postaccession surge in immigration. Simulations show that immigration is likely to have positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400579
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Immigration and employment : substitute versus complementary labor in selected African countries
Viseth, Arina - 2020
This paper uses census and household survey data on Cameroon, Ghana, and South Africa to examine immigration's impact … in the context of a segmented labor market in Sub-Saharan Africa. We find that immigration affects (i) employment (ii … the impact depends on the degree of complementarity between immigrants and native workers' skills. Immigration is found to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012300611
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Immigration Flows and Regional Labor Market Dynamics
Gross, Dominique M. - 1998
immigrants are analyzed. It is found that immigration is positively related to unemployment in the short run but in the long run …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400836
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Three Million Foreigners, Three Million Unemployed? : Immigration and the French Labor Market
Gross, Dominique M. - 1999
and mid-1990s. Using a system of equations for unemployment, labor-force participation, the real wage, and the immigration … that of an increase in domestic labor-force participation. The composition of immigration flows matters, and the proportion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401044
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Finance and Convergence : What's Ahead for Emerging Europe?
Schellekens, Philip - 2007
This paper singles out the key short-term risks and medium-term challenges related to finance and convergence in emerging Europe. With the help of a general equilibrium theoretical framework, the paper identifies pragmatic directions for policymakers. While the ""speed limits"" to capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400318
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Decomposing Financial Risks and Vulnerabilities in Eastern Europe
Worrell, DeLisle - 2007
This paper assesses how various types of financial risk such as credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk affect banking stability in the ten countries that joined the European Union most recently, and eight neighboring countries. It also examines how the quality of supervisory standards may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401160